The reasons behind the Arrest of Congolese Embassy Officials and Express to Kinshasa.

On the night of Monday, July 28, at 4:00 a.m., Félix Mweza, an official at the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Bujumbura, was arrested at his home by Burundian intelligence services. This arrest took place in the utmost secrecy in Bujumbura, the economic capital of the small East African nation, where all the country's diplomatic missions are located. It comes just hours after the arrest, on July 27, of Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa, another Congolese embassy employee and a prominent figure in the Banyamulenge community.

The two arrested agents were quickly transferred to Kinshasa aboard a special flight chartered by the Congolese government. They are now being detained and interrogated by the ANR (National Intelligence Agency) and the DEMIAP (Military Detection of Anti-Patriotic Activities).

According to security sources, they are suspected of secret collaboration with the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and the M23.

The M23, a former Tutsi rebel group that took up arms again in late 2021, accusing the Congolese authorities of failing to honor their reintegration commitments, is affiliated with the AFC, a politico-military movement that has controlled the administration of the provincial capitals of North and South Kivu since the beginning of the year, as well as several strategic mineral-rich areas in eastern Congo.

Félix Mweza, a member of the Bashi community, at the heart of the investigations 👇

Félix Mweza belongs to the Bashi community, as do Bertrand Bisimwa, president of the M23 political branch, and Marcellin Cishambo, former governor of South Kivu who recently joined the AFC/M23, also at the center of the investigations.

A close friend of Mweza, speaking on condition of anonymity, denounced an illegal arrest:

"We learned of his arrest on Monday evening from some colleagues at the embassy. It's incomprehensible. How can diplomatic agents be arrested abroad without a clear legal framework? It's a serious attack on their safety and dignity." »

The Case of Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa👇

Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa, secretary of the Shikama Mutuality of the Banyamulenge and president of the association of survivors of the Gatumba massacre—where more than 160 members of this community were killed in August 2004 in a UNHCR-run camp near the Congolese border—was transferred to Kinshasa less than 24 hours after his arrest, amid the same official silence.

Authority Silence 👇

No official communication has been issued by either the Burundian or Congolese authorities. This silence fuels speculation about the legality of the procedure and the geopolitical issues underlying these express transfers.

An Explosive Regional Context👇

This case occurs in a particularly tense regional climate:

Burundi, a military ally of Kinshasa, has deployed 10,000 soldiers to the DRC to fight alongside the FARDC, the Congolese loyalist army, and the Wazalendo militias against the AFC/M23.

Gitega and Kinshasa accuse Kigali of supporting these rebel movements, while Rwanda rejects these accusations and denounces Kinshasa and Burundi's alleged support for the FDLR, a Rwandan armed group accused of genocide against the Tutsi in 1994.

In this climate of fragile alliances and mistrust, the arrests of Félix Mweza and Laurent Ruboneka Musabwa appear to be a new episode in an intelligence war that extends beyond the diplomatic sphere.

Photo Above: Félix Mweza, an agent of the DRC embassy in Burundi, arrested by Burundian intelligence services and then discreetly handed over to Congolese authorities. He is suspected of collaborating with the M23 rebel movement and the Congo River Alliance.

Is FARDC planning to massacre the Banyamulenge using FDLR from Burundi.

 

The spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), Major General Sylvain Ekenge, denied on Saturday, July 26, allegations of infiltration by alleged FDLR elements trained and equipped in Burundi to commit targeted massacres against the Banyamulenge population. These accusations had been made the day before, July 25, by the MRDP-Twirwaneho armed group, operating in the Fizi highlands.

In a statement, the army spokesperson stated that these allegations are "completely baseless" and constitute a "desperate attempt to alienate national and international opinion" and to "sabotage the efforts undertaken within the framework of the Washington and Doha peace processes."

However, the FARDC revealed that it had "verified and cross-checked" information regarding a planned massacre of the Banyamulenge population of Minembwe, in South Kivu, by the TWIRWANEHO armed group. This criminal plan also allegedly involved the complicity of RED TABARA, another armed group active in the region.

The objective of this pogrom, according to the FARDC, was to "create an outcry and blame the Congolese and Burundian governments through their defense and security forces."

Faced with this threat, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo denounce and condemn the "criminal appetites" of these forces of evil and their tendency to torpedo efforts to restore peace in eastern DRC.

ADF massacres over 40 people and burns houses in Komanda.

According  to our OSINT and HUMINT collections,this Sunday morning, at least 40 people were killed and several houses burned during a new attack by Ugandan ADF rebels in Komanda, in the Irumu territory. these terrorists  of ADF massacred civilians at the Catholic church. The death toll is very heavy.

M23 doees an early morning combing of Bukavu,arrests several youth!

 

Youths arrested in Nkafu and taken to an unknown destination by the M23

This morning, several youths from the Nkafu neighborhood, in the Kadutu commune of Bukavu, were reportedly arrested during a cordon and search conducted by M23 rebels.

According to witnesses, these youths were forcibly taken to a yet unknown destination. Concern is growing among families, who are demanding news of their loved ones and their unconditional release.

On the M23 side, some sources are suggesting the possible recruitment of these youths into the ranks of the rebel movement.

Wàzalendo spokesperson still alleging and blaming UPDF for aiding M23

The spokesperson for the wazalendo in Kivu, Mr. Jules Mulumba, explains the clashes between wazalendo and Rdfm23Afc UPDF were defeated between Mugunga and Muja near Goma by the wazalendo on July 21 and 22, 2025. It was the East African community EAC (Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda) that attacked us. These three countries united to defeat the DRC. Every day the soldiers kill Rwandans RDF-M23-AFC (Rwandan army) and KDF- (Kenyan army) cross the borders with armored vehicles and ammunition from Rwanda and Uganda to attack us (we wazalendo them at home, on our soil here in North Kivu and in South Kivu. We threaten them and we never back down, if the government wants we will be in Bunagana in the next one. These RDF m23 AFC attacked us on July 21 around Muja as they always attack. They fell into our ambush and they were all neutralized by our forces wazalendo.

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Operation Shujaa!Congolese praise UPDF for good discipline

In several villages in areas under Operation Shuja, mineral water produced in Uganda is filling food stores and shops. "We buy this water at a more affordable price than water produced in the DRC," explains a vendor we met in Vulamba, on the Butembo-Mangurejipa road.

At retail price, a 0.5-liter bottle costs an average of 300 CDF compared to 1,000 CDF for water produced in the DRC. It's a good deal! "So much the better. Instead of stealing and looting, they sell their own goods! Because our FARDC soldiers steal their own goods and those of the population," continues one analyst.

For others, these soldiers disrupt the commercial activities of those who pay taxes.

"What's the problem when they help our brothers get drinking water other than that provided by Regideso, whose control our honorable deputies do not acknowledge?

DRC minister of external tasked to demand explanations from Kampala on why it opened Bunagana border

Tensions after the opening of borders with the M23

Just one day after Kampala's decision to open its border posts with areas controlled by the M23, the Congolese government is raising its voice against Uganda, which is nevertheless considered a partner.

At the 51st Council of Ministers meeting held this Friday, July 11, the government instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request official explanations from the Ugandan authorities.