The Joint United Nations Office for Human Rights presented a report that condemns ADF attrocities in DRC

In a report released on June 6, the Joint United Nations Office for Human Rights (BCNUDH) has returned to the atrocities that are being committed by ADF
rebels.A summary of  executions, physical integrity are mainly perpetrated using machetes, axes, knives and using AK-47 type guns, mortars and rocket launcher in Beni territory and part of Ituri province.
Attacks that have often taken the form of reprisals and incursions into villages that the ADF fighters have sometimes looted and burned in reprisals against FARDC military operations.
In this report, which identifies human rights violations from January 2019 to January 2020, the BCNUDH notes that, under international law, " these violations of international humanitarian law and human rights violations committed by ADF fighters could, by their nature and magnitude, be crimes against humanity and war crimes ".
" In most cases, the means and mode of attacks clearly state the intention of leaving no survivors. Whole families have been completed with machete ", can read in the report.
According to the investigations, from January 1, 2019 to June 2020, 30, 1066 civilians were killed, 176 injured and 717 others abducted by ADF fighters in the provinces from North Kivu and Ituri. During the same period, 59 children were recruited; and one school, seven health centres and dozens of houses of civilians were attacked and looted. The violence caused massive population movements between September 2019 and June 2020.

President Tshisekede's team is in ITURI to compel CODECO rebels to stop killings and opt for peace

At the initiative of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, a delegation of former warlords recently released from prison arrived on Friday July 3, 2020 in Bunia to "preach peace" to CODECO attackers active in the territory of Djugu.
Part of the team are, Floribert Ndjabu, former head of the Lendu militia called "Front des nationalistes integrationistes, FNI" during the interethnic war between 1999 and 2003, Brigadier General Germain Katanga, ex leader of the FRPI militia having sentenced to 12 years in prison by the ICC, Pitchou Iribi Mbodina, former FRPI, Brigadier General Godas Emery, former rebel integrated into the Congolese army, Colonel Matthieu Ngudjolo, also former FNI, Jeannot Malivo Kagaba, an expert and other FARDC officers.
"We are envoys, messengers of the President of the Republic, as expert negotiators. We come to discuss, to negotiate with the armed groups so that there is peace in Ituri ", Floribert Ndjabu told the press when he got off the plane at Bunia airport.
Led by General FARDC Buamwanda Ntumba Franck, the team, made up of 13 people, arrived on an aircraft chartered by the President of the Republic.
How can ex-warlords become experts in negotiating peace?
This is the question that many have always asked themselves regarding this approach by Félix Tshisekedi.
However, the idea seems well thought out knowing the context of Ituri.
CODECO's current militiamen, the majority of whom are from the Lendu ethnic group, have been former combatants in the FNI rebel movement led by Floribert Ndjabu and Matthieu Ngudjolo.
These two personalities have a great influence on the current attackers who have mourned the territories of Djugu, Mahagi and Irumu for three years.
On the other hand, the presence in this mission of Germain Katanga and Pitchou Iribi, former leaders of the FRPI militia who agreed to lay down their arms and engage in a peace process with the Congolese government, can help to share their experience with CODECO to convince them to stop hostilities.
So far nothing has been filtered on the continuation of this mission which should last 10 days according to sources however our team I going to keep an eye on the mission.Lets all pray that ituri gets lasting peace...and let us thank the DRC authorities,MONUSCO and FARDC for listening and taking our leaks about the situation in ITURI into consideration.

DRC army captured 7 CODECO militiamen,4 AK47

Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo captured seven elements of the CODECO militia in an offensive launched at Mbala village, Ezekere group, Walendu-Tatsi sector, on the northern outskirts of Bunia, capital of Ituri.
Lt. Jules Ngongo, spokesman for the army in this province who gave the results of this operation to the press on Friday, July 03 adds that four weapons of the AK-47 type and a mobile phone were also recovered.
"Your army, the FARDC, yesterday afternoon under the leadership of General Yav Avul, operational sector commander of Ituri, we launched a punching operation, an assault on a group of militiamen who was advancing towards our position and by these anticipatory operations we neutralized seven elements of CODECO, four weapons of war of the AK-47 type and a telephone abandoned in their flight ”he declared.
Lt. Jules Ngongo reassures the public that the situation is currently under the control of loyalist forces in this region where mop-up operations are continuing.
He called on the population not to be afraid in case they hear detonations and that everyone goes about their business freely while being vigilant to avoid any surprise from the enemy.
As reported by our sources,You can Recall that since the afternoon of Thursday, July 02, 2020, detonations of heavy and light weapons were heard in certain districts of the city of Bunia. What caused panic among the population.

FPIC rebel group attacks lead to displacement of 14173 Congolese

With many days of attrocities of FPIC militiamen, known as "Chini ya Kilima" in the villages of Kombokabo, Ngadjo, Kayasililo and Marabo, south of Bunia in Irumu territory, a total of 14,173 displaced people found refuge in chiefdoms Walendu Bindi, according to information from local sources.
National deputy Paul Babangu, elected from the region that delivers the information, cites among their host villages Malo, Anyozo, Androzo, Nyamabho, Mula, Pinga, Tsengu and Kasuku.
"The humanitarian situation is alarming, I invite the national minister in charge of humanitarian action to intervene urgently" affirms the elected representative of the people who already deplores cases of infant mortality due to the family and the lack of health care.
On June 29, an army position in Marabo was attacked by these rebels, causing significant displacement of the population.

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South Sudanese army illegally enters DRC again

A week has almost not ended before bilateral meeting between the South Sudanese and Congolese politico-military authorities .But on Wednesday 01 and Thursday 02 July, two incursions by south Sudanese army were reported in Karagba and Gbula, on Congolese soil, in territory of Aru.
According to witnesses, they raped two women, then looted a few animals and valuables from the inhabitants, before returning back to south sudan on Wednesday 01 July.
Local sources say that the local population managed to "capture one of these Sudanese soldiers with his AK-47 weapon".
On Thursday, July 2, these South Sudanese soldiers turned to "recover one of them captured by the population" indicated by sources from the local communities "They were pushed back by the FARDC and a few police officers,".
Following this situation, the population living along the border of the DRC with South Sudan, have begun to flee inside the chiefdom of the Kakwa, some are destined for Ingokolo,as  we learned from sources in these communities and  Information confirmed by security sources in the region. The captured Sudanese soldier and his weapon were handed over to the Congolese authorities from Aru.
In another similar incidence of insecurities, yesterday people in bunia town were in panick as a lot of unfamiliar sound of heavy blasts was heard.

....we need smart officers along that border, let these idiots not dare or attempt to also feel they can joke with our peace.........
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DRC refugees coming to Uganda must first be screened to make sure they are safe from COVID19

Thousands of people stranded in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)  arrived in Uganda on Wednesday, July 1st.
These refugees from the DRC can now be safe in their new host land. They were stranded at the border since the end of May due to corona virus that ended in locking the border.
" We are not tired, we don't have much land, our country is small, but we receive them, out of sympathy. I hope that the international community will also be compassionate and help these people. It's not our problems, it's the world's problems, international problems ", said Hilary Onek, Minister in charge of Rescue, Disaster Preparation and Refugees in Uganda.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said it was working with the Government of Uganda and its partners to ensure that humanitarian aid, including food and shelter, is made available to these refugees.
The agency also reported that it was working with border security forces and the Ministry of Health to ensure screening, testing and measures against the-19.
" We ensure, of course, accommodation, screening for them. As you know, this is a very special emergency. This is the first time people have gone via the border in the middle of a Covid situation. You need intelligence to set everything up, security check, Ebola and Ebola control ", says Philippy Creppy, Operations Assistant Operations Operations, UNHCR.
After first screening, asylum-seekers will be transported by UNHCR to an institutional quarantine centre located 13 kilometres from the border.
After 14 days, in accordance with health protocols and protocols, they will be moved to existing refugee facilities.