The Democratic Republic of Congo-Uganda-Rwanda-Burundi summit confirmed by video conference on Wednesday, October 7

07 10, 2020

The Mini Summit of Great Lakes Heads of State postponed twice will finally has to  take place today,Wednesday, October 7

′′ After intense diplomatic activity on the Kinshasa-Bujumbura axis, the RDC-Uganda-Rwanda-Burundi Summit has been confirmed. It will be held by videoconference on this Wednesday, October 7 ", announced the Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential communication service.

Long before the Goma Summit, continued the same source, Ministers of Great Lakes countries held a meeting in Goma on October 6th.

The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, arrived Monday, October 5 in Goma, North Kivu as a prelude to this summit.

Minister Marie ntumba Nzenza is already in Goma after a visit in Bujumbura

06 10, 2020

Marie Ntumba Nzeza is in Goma. The leader of Congolese diplomacy left Bujumbura on Monday, where she met Evariste Ndayishimiye, head of state of Burundi. She sent him Félix Tshisekedi's message in a closed meeting.

According to the sources of the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, exchanges focused on topics of common interest including security, economy and management of the COVID-19. pandemic.

There was also a question of exchanging on the mini-summit in Goma. Burundi favoured bilateral meetings. The Burundian authorities are not yet ready for a high-level multilateral regional meeting.

Marie Ntumba Nzeza has also exchanged with her Burundi counterpart Albert Shingiro on agenda items for the mini-summit in Goma via video conference on Wednesday. Felix Tshisekedi will participate in this meeting from North Kivu capital.

Security questions at the heart of Felix Tshisekedi's visit to Goma.President Tshisekede will have a video conference with president Museveni,kagama,Evarist Ndayishimiye on Wednesday.

Republic president Felix Tshisekedi arrived on Monday in Goma, North Kivu province, for a high-voltage visit focusing on security issues, on the foundation of killing in Beni and community tensions in South Kivu ...

President Tshisekedi is scheduled to participate in a video conference on Wednesday with his counterparts from neighbouring countries and concerned with security in eastern DRC: Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

At least eight people were killed by ADF  again Monday morning in Mamove, Beni territory, 350 km north of Goma, said Territory Administrator Donat Kibwana.

Experts from the Kivu Security Barometer (KST) in the Beni region confirmed the attack, without giving a record.

Some protests before Felix arrives

On his plane descent, President Tshisekedi was booed by a handful of protesters who reminded him that Congo is ′′ indivisible ".

A clear allusion to the political controversy that ignites the neighbouring province of South Kivu. A controversy that sends the Congolese back to dark hours of the two Congo wars (1996-2003) and the direct interference of its neighbors in its territory, starting with Rwanda.

Last week an official delegation raised the village of Minembwe to the rank of rural commune on the highlands of Fizi territory.

The Mayor of Minembwe and the majority of its inhabitants are Banyamulenge; Rwandophone Congolese whose militias are in conflict with armed groups in other communities.

This Administrative decision has awakened the spectre of a ′′ balkanization ′′ of the East DRC in the spirit of many Congolese people, starting with Rwanda.

′′ I ask the Congolese to oppose the establishment of Minembwe in rural township. This reckless initiative is a serious threat to the territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I invite the Congolese people to vigilance so as to fail this country's balkanization plan ", tweeted opponent and ex-candidate for president Martin Fayulu.

In South Kivu, the Bishop of Uvira Sébastien Muyengo has regretted this decision which ′′ far from being capable of facilitating true peace in the Highlands, on the contrary, gives rise to a lot of animosity ".

Church man wonders about President Tshisekedi's ′′ responsibility ′′

President Tshisekede tries to save Ambassador Karega from the wrath of CONGOLESE Nationals,but it is all in vain.

 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calms the game. The Congolese head of state has taken a decision on the case Vincent Karega, Rwandan ambassador accused of denialism over the Congolese massacres in Kasika, South Kivu, in 1998. Vincent Karega had relativized Rwandan military responsibility and rejected the contents of the Mapping report as published by the United Nations High Commissioner. No question of expelling this diplomat, said the president before Congolese journalists based in Brussels. Talks that spark a shield lift in Kinshasa.

′′ There is no point in creating an unfortunate incident ", the president said. Felix Tshisekedi said diplomatic efforts have been taken for Kigali to reframe Vincent Karega. The President's words have been faithfully reported by the press, says RFI one of his close collaborators.

For Senator Pro-Kabila, Francine Muyumba, who has been fulminating for several months against the ′′ lack of restraint ′′ of diplomats accredited in Kinshasa, ′′ We cannot sacrifice the honor of a nation to satisfy the interests of allies ". Also, President of the Committee on External Relations of the Congolese Senate, Francine Muyumba considered that Vincent Karega had committed a ' serious mistake ' which ' should be clearly reported by the Congolese authorities ".

The citizen movement Lucha believes that President Tshisekedi is not brave to assume such a decision. He accuses the head of state of violating the dignity of the Congolese people.

When in the Filimbi movement, whose coordinator Floribert Anzuluni, he deems the position of the president unacceptable and promises to continue his mobilization. ′′ The position of the President of the Republic is difficult to understand and not acceptable, especially as it goes against the will of the vast majority of citizens explains Floribert Anzuluni. What would Rwanda have done if a foreign diplomat made similar words to Rwanda about the Rwandan genocide? We will continue the mobilization campaign until the diplomat leaves the DRC, it is truly a matter of dignity! ′′

It's not just civil society that calls for the deportation of Vincent Karega. Members of opposition are part of the number. Both camps are rising, not only by the absence of official commemorations, but also by the lack of justice for the 617 crimes listed in the United Nations Mapping report.

President Tshisekede will be in Goma tommorrow

 

Many DRC police officer completed their training on Friday

The esplanade of the General Commissioner of the Congolese National Police served this Friday, October 02, 2020 as a framework for the closure of the first pilot session of the students commissioners finalists of the Police Academy in front of the political and military officials, we have Some of the figures are recognized among many others: Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister, Security and Customary Affairs and his Deputy Minister, Chief of General Staff of FARDC, represented by one of his deputy, Commissioner General of the PNC, Head of the Military House of the Head of State, Former Commissioner General of the PNC, General Bisengimana, MONUSCO Police Commander, Director General of Schools and Training, provincial Commissioner City of Kinshasa, Academy Commander and many more FARDC and PNC General, Superior and Junior Officers. All were in the spotlight with the live broadcast at RTNC.

From the course to the ceremony

Police Academy Commander Principal Higher Commissioner (Colonel) Ambroise LANGA MOKOBA opened the activity with his opening remarks, especially thanks to the President of the Republic, Head of State, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and National Police Congolese for his special attention to training within the ¨Police with a view to professionalizing the elements so that the Congolese people have a Republican police, trained, equipped and respectful of human rights to carry out their mission of securing Persons and their properties (...) hence the name baptized for this promotion: ′′ Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo ′′ and urged the Government to expedite the finalization of the facilities to house the Police Academy in Kimpoko in Maluku Municipality ...

As a reminder, the PNC reform support programme initiated by the Government of the former Kabila regime resulted in the construction of a modern Police Academy framework on financial and technical support from the European Union. This Kimpoko installation includes an Administrative Building, 128 bed dorm, classrooms for commissioners and deputy commissioners training, a health center and a guard body.

The PNC Commissioner General also addressed this in his intervention and invited the winners to honor the Police throughout their professional careers.

Presentation of technical sheets

120 students opened the session on May 08, 2017, 102 passed the 2017-2018 session tests and 100 passed the second terminal year and only 97 recipients in total including 14 Women have succeeded in obtaining the diploma of Police Commissioner and commissioned to the rank of Deputy Commissioner (Sub Lieutenant) by Ministerial Order No. 25 / CAB / VPM / MININTERSECAC / 009/2020.

In 24 months of training they have received a total of 82 practical courses to equip the police officer managers and leaders capable of including: ordering a police squadron (cavalry or gendarmerie unit of several platoons); Frame efficiently the OPJs under their authority; find solutions to security concerns in their business island; etc.

To ensure their training, the Academy used trainers qualities including: University Professors; Heads of Works and Assistants of Universities; Magistrates and Lawyers; Senior Officers FARDC and PNC Trainers and Instructors;

The knowledge acquired by the winners has gone into three main axes: General training; Technico-professional training; and Legal training.

From the anthem of the Police Academy

The first promotion called ′′ Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo ′′ had the merit of producing the anthem of the Police Academy which was sung in front of the assist. No need to recall the moving, poignant character that will forever be used to awaken patriotic moose within the body.

From the call to the Government of the Republic

The Director of Schools and Training and the Commissioner General of the Congolese National Police have each urged the Government of the Republic to equip this institution with the police with the logistical and technical means necessary for the operation as well as to finalise the construction and equipment of the Police Academy facilities in Kimpoko in Maluku township and consider expanding this framework in future to contain nearly 400 students instead of a hundred, taking into consideration the country's greatness and expectations of the population.

Police Academy Commandment

The Police Academy is led by the Chief Superior Commissioner (equivalent to Colonel) Ambroise LANGA MOKOBA, A Certified Staff (BEM) at Commanding School in Egypt in Cairo, Former Director of Officer Training School of Judicial Police for 7 years.

According to the regulations in this matter, he should have the rank of Deputy Divisionary Commissioner (General), it is up to the President of the Republic and the Supreme Council of Defence to resolve the matter.

He has been the leader of the Academy since 2015, more than 15 years of activity in the field of training in the DRC since 2004 at ENAP (National Police School) as Commandant.

Reform of the Congolese National Police

The President of the Republic Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo can at least count on competent and experienced people to set up his policy of capacity-building and training within the Congolese National Police to restore the once tarnished image of this state institution ... I

Therefore, should we confess that the task will not be easy for him until the reform process of the Police Reform does not affect the Major Operational Units, Directorates, and PNC Central and Specialty Services area of command because says ′′ there are not bad troops, but bad leaders ", good ones are to be identified among the bad ones and that requires objective non-partisan work, without clientelism or nepotism.

President Tshisekede is expected in Goma on this Monday.

President Tshisekedi Tshilombo is again expected in the city of Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu. He should arrive during the week of October 05 to 10 after the postponement of the last trip planned in this city which was announced on September 22. In the meeting of the Provincial Council of Ministers held on Friday October 02 in Sake in the territory of Masisi, Governor Carly Nzanzu Kasivita informed members of his government that the arrival of the President of the Republic in this tourist city is now "imminent. ". “The provincial governor announced the imminent arrival in the provinces of the President of the Republic, the Head of State, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. Thus, the entire population is invited to give it a delusional welcome, ”insists the report read by Jean-Bosco Sebishimbo, spokesperson for the provincial government. As a reminder on September 22, the Congolese president postponed his planned trip to this city for lack of an overloaded agenda. A mini-summit of heads of state initiated by Félix Tshisekedi, which should also be held in Goma, had also been postponed.