46 people including 5 law enforcement personnel's arrested in bunia in an operation done today

 An operation was organized early in the morning of Tuesday, September 29, 2020 on Fichama and Nyamaragi avenues in the Kindia district, in the commune of Nyakasanza in the town of Bunia, capital of the province of Ituri. It is a joint operation of the Congolese national police "PNC" and the Congolese army (FARDC). The police spokesperson in Ituri says that 46 people including 5 law enforcement officers were arrested during the said operation, several weapons were seized including 51 machetes and a spear, a tear gas grenade, two loaded magazines , as well as military effects. "The results of this closure are as follows: 41 civilians, 2 police officers and 3 soldiers were arrested. Several objects were seized, namely 51 machetes, a pair of boots, two loaded magazines, a tear gas grenade, a pair of police outfits and a spear, ”revealed Chief Commissioner Roger Tibasima in a message posted on social networks. He indicates that this closure, the objective of which is to strengthen security in the town of Bunia, will continue in other areas of the town. It should be noted that on September 4, the CODECO militiamen based in Ezekere entered the town of Bunia by these two avenues in which the closure was organized.

The facilitators of the municipality of Minembwe installed in the presence of Minister Ruberwa, finally Ruberwa has his Rwandan town in the Democratic Republic of Congo!

The provincial Minister of Interior, Security, Decentralization and Customary Affairs Mr. Lwabandji Lwasi Ngabo officially installed on Monday, September 28, 2020, the facilitators of the Rural Municipality of Minembwe in Fizi, South Kivu.

The installation was done with a strong political-military delegation in Minembwe. It consists of the Ministers of Defense and Decentralization Azarias Ruberwa, the Chief of Staff of the Congolese Army, the Governor of South Kivu, several national deputies and several other army officers.

This team with the cities of Baraka, Uvira and Kamituga had been named since the beginning of 2019.

While the hosts of these cities were already in office, so only those of the Minembwe municipality, which has been unstable for several years with the activism of domestic and foreign armed groups. Other rural communes created have never received any facilitators.

Several leaders in the Banyamulenge community hope, for example, that this facility will come to an end the situation of permanent insecurity for the past two years.

′′ The population of this long abandoned area, hope to be relieved by these high-ranking men. And wants them a lasting peace ", hope Aimable Mwungura, a young person from this community living in Bukavu.

On the other hand, Manassé Müller Ruhimbika, former provincial minister, is hoping development activities can now begin.

′′ Finally the facilitators of the rural Municipality of Minembwe officially installed. That's what looks good. The Municipality can now start its development activities he says on Whatsapp social network.

One of the sources of instability in the region

The erection of Minembwe as Municipality does not unanimously. Several socio-political actors and independent organizations identify the new Municipality of Minembwe as one of the causes of armed conflict in the region.

In his ′′ nota bene ′′ of November 8, 2019 consulted by Laprunellerdc. info, Protestant human rights organization ′′ Heirs of Justice ′′ has returned to what it calls ′′ the underneath of recurring armed conflict maps in the high and medium plateaux of Minembwe and Bijombo in South Kivu province ′′

′′ The Banyamulenge community's determination to see the state set up the town of Minembwe as a self-contained entity and to get the head of the customary entity of the Bijombo group in contempt of opposition from neighboring communities. The municipality of Minembwe, created by the same Decree of the Prime Minister conferring city and communal status on certain cities in South Kivu province, including Misisi, Kiliba, Sange, Luvungi, Kamanyola, Nyangezi, Kavumu, Nyabibwe, Minova, etc., would, unlike others, be the only one with a Mayor appointed by a presidential order signed by the former Head of State before his term ended in December 2018., wrote ′′ Heirs of Justice ′′ like 4 nd cause of instability.

In October 2019, the Babembe community had presented prerequisites that must be respected before any dialogue in this part of the province.

After brushing over the history of this conflict in the highlands of Fizi-Itombwe, the community of Babembe said they wanted indigenous people to be reassured, inter alia, by ′′ abolishing the frustrating provisions of the decree creating the municipality of Minembwe, change of mono commanders - ethnic groups of fractional troops in Fizi territory"

Have you already downloaded president Museveni's app called Mzee NALO

 

President Yoweri Museveni has launched a new and exciting app code named Mzee NALO that will be dedicated to show casing Ugandans development and achievements under his leadership of and the National Resistance Movement NRM party.

After removing six apps infected with the Joker malware earlier in Sep, Google has now removed 16 more apps from its Play Store.

 

The joker malware a billing-fraud strain of malware, has proven to be a persistent threat for Google Android. Despite the company’s relentless efforts, it’s still found in apps available on the Play Store.

In September, Google removed six such apps, which were infected with the Joker malware, as identified by Pradeo cybersecurity firm. These apps had a total of 200,000 downloads but in july 2020, the Joker malware was once again witnessed on Play Store.

Now, according to a report from cybersecurity firm Zscaler, Google has removed 16 more apps for the same reason. These apps were uploaded to the Play Store in September and had 120,000 downloads.

Logos of malicious apps (Image: Zscaler)

Zcaler’s Viral Gandhi explained that Joker is a spyware that can simulate clicks. It is called fleeceware, designed for stealing contact lists, SMS messages, and device information from the phone, apart from discreetly subscribing for “premium wireless application protocol (WAP)services.”

Joker malware is difficult to detect since it used minimal code. Zscaler researchers tried to understand how it remains so evasive and its payload deployment variations. They learned that the final payload is delivered via a direct URL in most of its variants, which the C&C server sends to the apps. The apps already have the C&C server address hidden inside their code with string obfuscation.

The apps contacted the C&C server soon after installing and then accepting the URL containing the final payload configuration in a JSON file. The file also includes information on the class name it needs to execute itself from the payload. After receiving the configuration, the app downloads and executed the final payload.

Some apps use single-step download mechanisms where an encrypted stager payload URL is encoded in the code. So after infecting the device, instead of downloading the final payload, the app downloads the encrypted stager payload to retrieve the payload and execute it.

There is a third method that some of the apps used for the execution of the payload. It is a complicated method involving an additional step before retrieving the payload from the C&C .

Researchers also noted that despite several variations, the Joker payload remained the same throughout and performed similar functions.

We recommend paying close attention to the permission list in the apps that you install on your Android device. Always watch out for the risky permissions related to SMS, call logs, contacts, and more. Reading the comment or reviews on the app page also helps identify compromised apps, researcher said in a blog post "

Here’s a full list of the apps compiled by researchers:

Private SMS
Care Message
Part Message
Blue Scanner
Desire Translate
Direct Messenger
Paper Doc Scanner
Tangram App Lock
Style Photo Collage
Meticulous Scanner
All Good PDF Scanner
Talent Photo Editor - Blur focus
Mint Leaf Message-Your Private Message
Hummingbird PDF Converter - Photo to PDF
Unique Keyboard - Fancy Fonts & Free Emoticons
One Sentence Translator - Multifunctional Translator

Zscaler notified Google about the apps infected with Joker malware, and the company’s IT team promptly removed them.

On sunday evening there was a Clash between FARDC(DRC army) and Unknown Armed Group in Nyamilima

Near Nyamilima, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu, heavy and light weapons detonations were reported on September 26, 2020. Apparently FARDC were clashing against a non-known rebel group.

Detonations were reported in locals fields in Nyamitwitwi, Gitwa, Muthanga, Mulembwe and surrounding areas. This situation has emerged since early morning Saturday, September 26 Field activities remain paralysed in these cities of Nyamilima as the majority of inhabitants survive on agriculture.

On Sunday evening, Aimé Mukanda Mbusa, a notable from Rutshuru, informs that it is the FARDC military of the 3412th Regiment who reportedly launched an offensive against a rebel group led by a certain Kathulebe who has been insecuring farmers for days without being worried.

While encouraging Congolese military, this human rights defender adds that psychosis prevails there. The army hasn't announced anything on this.

It must be said that this insecure situation is currently affecting several parts of North Kivu province where people still live without hope of waking up, thanks to the provincial and national authorities. Many inhabitants are forced to abandon their villages in order to seek a climate of peace in Goma city. But even in Goma the population is faced with assassinations and other forms of insecurity.

HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS IN OICHA REJECTS THE RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION CARRIED OUT BY MILITARY COURT ON THE DEMONSTRATIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN BENI BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 11-15 AND CALLS FOR MASSIVE RENEWED MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST ADF IN THE MOST THREATENED AREAS

 

Collective human rights organizations in Oicha rural township, capital of Beni, North Kivu, reject the result of investigations carried out by the military court in the area into the recent bloody demonstrations between the 11 and September 15, 2020, in Oicha. Those who had resulted in the deaths of several people also from damage.

Their decision emerged from an extraordinary meeting held this Sunday for the cause.

′′ We repeated our decision demanding the unconditional departure of Colonel Jean Pierre Wumbi, PNC Commander and the replacement of Beni Territory Administrator Donat Kibwana. We vehemently criticize and condemn the mensoger and corruption result of auditorial investigations. This, after killing two civilians and systematic looting of several properties by PNC elements, on the night of 14, and the day of 14 September 2020, in Oicha, Masosi neighborhood. In view of the above, the NGOs-Dh, request a new investigation with an unbiased team ", writes the collective.

To do this, these human rights organizations have thus declined a series of large-scale actions to always demand the departure of Beni's territorial PNC administrator and commander from Beni.

These organizations have just declared 2 days dead town dead this Monday throughout the territory of Beni, for this cause.

The latter also demand the launch of new operations in the ADF threat zones, in particular the Ruwenzori sector.

ECCHA in DRC calls president Tshisekede to suspend ANR leader and military intelligence

 

The citizen movement Eccha says ′′ there is acute inefficiency of Congolese intelligence services ′′ and asks President Félix Tshisekedi to dismiss the ANR leader and military intelligence.The attacks by bakata katanga in lumumbashi showed inefficiency in how the whole intelligence body works.