Rumours that Tshisekedi is about to terminate FARDC-UPDF joint operation against ADF.Could he have finally bowed to the pressure from media in Kinshasha?

 Towards the end of Military Cooperation FARDC_UPDF Congolese.

There is a rumour flowing all over Kinshasa that FARDC could be in plans of stopping cooperation with UPDF.There is a saying that both local and miltary intelligence has collected evidence of the involvement of the Ugandan army alongside the M23 terrorists. This evidence confirms the accusations of the local population who had already warned of support from Uganda to M23 terrorists.There is an allegation and rumour that Supreme Commander Félix Tshisekedi has decided to end joint operations of FARDC and UPDF.DRC government has been under pressure from various politicians and media houses arguing DRC to stop cooperation with UPDF on allegation that it supports M23 by giving them safe haven,transfer of foods and othe reinforcements.The media in congo has been pounding and blaming the DRC gorvenment for playing cowardice in avoiding to blame Uganda for directly or indirectly supporting M23.Let me hope this not true,I personally would not wish UPDF and FARDC tto stop cooperation,the ADF is one greatest threats in the region have allegiance to the IS ,if left un engaged miltarily ,we may end up seein a splee of terror attacks in our areas.I would wish these armies to sit together ,form a joint team to verify if the allegation of supporting M23 is holds matter ,but continued joint operation against ADF not only for the good of DRC/Uganda but importantly for the whole region.Immidiate halting of this operation would be disastrous,for it can give chance for the already disarrayed ADF to reorganize both miltarly and financially and worse of it all,it would be a won battle for the ADF terrorists,know it well that terrorist organisation do not want to see a combined efforts by countries for if countries combine efforts more especially in external and most importantly in domestic intelligence,terrorism cannot thrive.With nature of African porous borders and corrupt border manning officials miltarily engaging the terrorist becomes the best and immidiate solution.Actively engaging the terrorists demoralises and disorganises them from planning attacks and other financial undertakings.Let me pray to the almighty God ,that it remains a rumour! It very absurd and unrealistic to stop such an operation that is of great regional importance in terms of security!

Bogumila Bozeman,An M23 Polish mecenery was arrested in kukuku!

 A Polish mercenary arrested in a hotel in the Kikuku city by the FARDC after the flight of the terrorists RDF_M23 his name is Bogumila Bozema .

Wazalendo recovers a FARDC truck from the M23 in Busanza!!! ...,.some rare photos from Vitshumbi..

 Wazalendo self-defense resistance fighters managed to recover a Kamaz vehicle which belonged to the FARDC and which had been seized by the Rwandan RDF army. The operation to recover this Kamaz took place this Wednesday during a precision ambush attack against the RDF/M23 invaders on the Busanza axis. Congolese are proud and giving big thanks to wazalendo.

RARE PHOTOS ON VITSHUMBI ASSAULT 

M23 flee Vitshumbi via the lake.

 (Photo)The dawn match for Vitshumbi:operation Leopard's revenge.

As the fighting intensifies around Vitshumbi,the M23 trying to free have resorted to swimming via the lake.There was an early morning match by the Wazalendo and FARDC with determination to crush the enemies.The Wazalendo have vowed to die but save the Congolese soil from Rwandan attack.The Wazalendo have angrily said that the attack on Congolese soil is a sort of familiarity that kagame has over DRC and they hold that they will never stop defending the Congolese soil.In Goma today,the government is commemorating,burying and laying honour on the dead who were massacre in mugunga by M23 bomb.They will be buried in the  “cimetière des blancs” in Rwanguba of Nyiragongo territory .Then a ceremony with speeches will be held in the stadium of Unity "Stade de l'unit" in goma.Patrick Muyaya the government spokesperson dropped in Goma last night for this unfortunate function of officially burying the innocent refugees killed by M23 in mugunga camp

Uganda institute of communication Technology issues a statement on the Misconduct of a student who claimed to change stolen phones serial numbers.

 

UICT  is addressing a serious matter involving student misconduct. We condemn illegal activities and are fully cooperating with Police. Upholding ethical standards is paramount to us. Updates on investigations will be provided in due course.

Kishishe face heavy fire for the rest of the ended night

 As we wrote last night,a very big part of this ended night was characterized by heavy gun fire and long range artillery targets on M23 positions near kukuku.The FARDC and Wazalendo have cut off the kirima_kishishe section.The M23 have suffered under this heavy gun fire.The population in this area have spread to lusula,kanyabayonga and matanda.After a day of occupation of the locality of Katale in the territory of Masisi, the Wazalendo chased the M23 rebels supported by Rwanda from this area this Tuesday night, May 14, 2024 after fighting. In their flight, our sources claim that the M23_RDF killed 8 people in Katale. This morning, the Wazalendo are pursuing the M23, the clashes are taking place towards Shakingi in the Osso Banyungu sector. In the territory of Rutshuru, this morning, fighting was reported in Kitereka, near Bwalanda, in the Mutanda group, in the chiefdom of Bwito. In addition to these clashes, our sources report shootings in the town of Vitshumbi, in the Kanyabayonga group, since 6:30 am. The local populations are under the beds. We will come back to this information in detail in our next publications. 

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the designation of James Swan of the United States as his Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

  Mr. Swan will act as Special Representative for a temporary period following the departure of Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service in UNSOM and Somalia at a challenging time.Mr. Swan is an experienced diplomat with a long career in African countries facing complex political transitions.  Most recently, he served as Special Representative for Somalia and Head of UNSOM from 2019 to 2022.  Prior to that, he served in the United States Government as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2013 to 2016, Special Representative for Somalia from 2011 to 2013, and Ambassador to Djibouti from 2008 to 2011.

In his earlier career, Mr. Swan was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from 2006 to 2008, and Director of African Analysis in the State Department’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research from 2005 to 2006.  Prior to holding these assignments, Mr. Swan held various assignments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Congo, Somalia, Cameroon, Nicaragua and Haiti.

Mr. Swan holds a B.Sc. degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, an M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Master’s degree in Security Studies from the National War College, all in the United States.  He is fluent in English and French.