7 civilians killed by rebels in the village of mwenda in ruwenzori sector

7 civilians were shot dead on the night of Saturday to Sunday, August 16, 2020 in the village of Mwenda in the Ruwenzori sector, Beni territory in the province of North Kivu.
The information is revealed  by the village chief,
“This morning, my village is in mourning. The rebels stormed the village up to a few meters from my administrative office. Ic, they killed 5 civilians before going to execute 2 others in a neighborhood called Kimanza. In their suite they took hostage 2 children who cannot be found but also they looted commercial goods and medicines in 3 kiosks and 2 pharmacies alongside several carried away pets, ”explained Eteni Muvunga Kimwele.
This authority specifies that the rebels who had just been repulsed by the FARDC elements at midday of Saturday, August 15, returned at midnight hours by deviating from the positions of the loyalist forces to the outskirts of the village where they began to shoot several shots in order to operate freely.
This Sunday, the tension is high in this region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Some inhabitants empty the place and go, some to Mutwanga, capital of the Ruwenzori sector and others to Bulongo and the town of Beni.

11 key points on the reopening of Democratic Republic of Congo border points

In a Circular from the General Directorate of Migration (DGM) signed, this Saturday, August 15, 2020, for the attention of all provincial directors and special heads of post concerning the opening of borders today.
“Moreover, taking into account the persistence of the Covid-19 disease, you have a duty to ensure that the barrier measures my agents and migrants in your respective entities are respected”, we can read.
These provisions come into effect as follows:
1. Respect for the compulsory nature of migratory formalities by the migrant wearing his mask, after washing his hands and taking the temperature;
2. Obligation for all travelers to present, on entry and exit, a medical certificate confirming the negative result of the Covid-19 test carried out three days before travel;
3. Respect for physical distancing by migrants during formalities using markings on the ground in the halls and / or arrival and departure areas;
4. Compulsory wearing by agents of gloves, masks and regular disinfection of the hands with hydro-alcoholic gel;
5. Assignment of an agent to the departure and arrival box or station;
6. Use of a reduced staff (per shift);
7. Awareness of officers on Covid-19;
8. Monitoring of the health status of staff;
9. Periodic evaluation by Covid-19 tests of all agents (every two weeks);
10. Permanent disinfection of all premises at border and border posts;
11. Integration of all the arrangements made at the local level by the provincial authorities.
It should be specified that this takes place in execution of the measures taken by the President of the Republic in his speech of July 21, 2020 on the end of the state of health emergency, in particular that relating to the reopening from this August 15, 2020 from all borders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Albert nsimba who deputises Atou matubuana has been murdered! Something must be totally wrong within DRC

Albert Nsimba, substitute of Governor Atou Matubuana murdered in his residence, on the night of Friday to this Saturday, August 15 Albert Nsimba was the president of the PPRD parliamentary group at the central kongo provincial assembly. Police announce thorough investigation.

Gen. Michael X. Garrett, FORSCOM commanding generael, hosted the 32d Army Air and Missile Defense change of Command

Gen. Michael X. Garrett, FORSCOM commanding general, hosted the 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command change of command ceremony between Maj. Gen. Clement S. Coward, outgoing commander, and Brig. Gen. David F. Stewart, incoming commander, Aug. 13, at Fort Bliss,

2 new ebola cases in lotumbe health zone

Two new cases of Ebola virus disease have been recorded in Ecuador. This is a first case in the Lotumbe health zone in Lotumbe and another in the Monieke health zone in Penzele.
The news is contained in the epidemiological bulletin of this disease, of August 13, 2020, made public this ended Friday.
“Since the start of the epidemic declared on June 01, 2020, the cumulative number of cases is 88, including 84 confirmed and 4 probable. In total, there were 36 deaths (32 confirmed and 4 probable) and 37 survivors of EVD (Ebola virus disease) ”, As read in the report.
It should be noted that more than 22,000 people have so far been vaccinated against the Ebola epidemic in Ecuador, since the start of vaccination on June 5.

4 more people killed by ADF in Mukomuko villag in beni

 4 people were killed by armed men assimilated to alleged ADF rebels on the night of Thursday to Friday, August 14, 2020 in the village Mukomuko located near Kilometric Point 16 on the Mbau-Kamango road in Beni territory, North Kivu province.
According to Janvier Kasayirio,civil society reporter in the Beni territory, the killed civilians were found by the attackers in the midst of rural activity.
Our source adds that the bodies of the victims were recovered from the scene of the tragedy by the FARDC soldiers and were deposited in the morgue of the general hospital of reference in Oïcha pending burial.
This killing comes a few hours after that of Makele-Kitevya near Oïcha where an ambush by the rebels left 4 civilians dead and 4 motorcycles set on fire.

4 more people killed by ADF in Mukomuko villag in beni

 4 people were killed by armed men assimilated to alleged ADF rebels on the night of Thursday to Friday, August 14, 2020 in the village Mukomuko located near Kilometric Point 16 on the Mbau-Kamango road in Beni territory, North Kivu province.
According to Janvier Kasayirio,civil society reporter in the Beni territory, the killed civilians were found by the attackers in the midst of rural activity.
Our source adds that the bodies of the victims were recovered from the scene of the tragedy by the FARDC soldiers and were deposited in the morgue of the general hospital of reference in Oïcha pending burial.
This killing comes a few hours after that of Makele-Kitevya near Oïcha where an ambush by the rebels left 4 civilians dead and 4 motorcycles set on fire.