The Congolese army,FARDC have apprehended several collaborators of the ADF terrorists, found in possession of explosives.
These alleged accomplices were presented to the public this Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the Mambasa territory office.
...still developing the story....our intelligence team is on ground following everything about the report.....
According to initial reports, the sergeant accused his superior of having an affair with his mistress, who was among the victims.
A Ugandan soldier shot and killed his two superiors and two women at point-blank range on Saturday, November 1, 2025, near the Zale airfield, located 4 kilometers from the center of Mahagi, in the Aru territory of Ituri province.
According to our sources, the incident began with a heated argument between two Ugandan army (UPDF) soldiers over a young woman in a bar. One of them, intoxicated, drew his weapon and opened fire, shooting those present at close range.
Two military officers, Major Okoya Gabriel and Sergeant Matthieu Ovuni, as well as two Congolese women, died in the shooting, according to our confidant sources.
All our confidants in Mahagi confirmed the information, stating that the bodies of the two victims were repatriated to Uganda after an investigation by security services and that the perpetrator, a sergeant, fled after the incident but later apprehended by the authorities and remained in custody.
Since this morning, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, clashes have been taking place between the Wazalendo of the Congolese army and fighters from Twirwaneho, a self-defense group allied with the AFC-M23. According to security sources, the fighting is occurring around Mikengue, in the Fizi highlands of South Kivu province.
This morning, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, intense fighting broke out around Mikengue between the Wazalendo of the FDCC, led by General KAKOBANYA NAKALAMBI Justin, and the enemies of the AFC-M23, Red Tabara FNI ZABAMPEMA. The fighting began this morning and continues until the present time. The FDCC's Wazalendo forces, led by General Kakobanya Nakalambi, have already claimed occupying a large part of Mikenge, and all of Bilalombi has already fallen. Part of Mikenge has also fallen, including the stadium there. In the afternoon, violent fighting was still being reported. These clashes occurred after Twirwaneho and former Senator Moïse Nyarugabo warned of the encirclement and humanitarian blockade of Minembwe and several Banyamulenge villages by the Burundian and Congolese armies.
In the third photo, these radical Islamist rebels claim to have captured a Congolese policeman, whom they filmed before killing him. The second image shows the rebels strutting through the village, to the helpless gaze of the local population. One of the rebels stops a vehicle on the road.
The newspaper reports that these events took place last week near the village of Kamangora in Ituri. I personally conducted an intelligence survey and found no village with that name in this part of the country. However, recent ADF attacks occurred in Mayuwano near Bango in the Mambasa territory of Ituri and in Manguredjipa in the Lubero territory of North Kivu(as I wrote earlier).
* The truth is that the village is Kamagolo. It is found in the chiefdom of Basili, in the territory of Irumu. The ADF killed a police officer and burned a vehicle the previous week, a user told me via a phone call. Through my Open source intelligence survey, found articles from various local media outlets reporting on the attack in Kamagolo, 45 kilometers from Komanda, on October 25th, which included a police officer killed and a vehicle carrying embers burned. I added the image of the burned vehicle to this post. It's not possible to match the photo of the burned vehicle (PHOTO1) with the one stopped by a rebel (PHOTO2) because the latter is obscured by the Arabic text in the Al Naba newspaper clipping. However, judging by the vehicle's frame, it appears to be the same model.
GENEVA - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Jürg Lauber (Switzerland), has announced the appointment of Arnauld Akodjenou of Benin, Maxine Marcus of Germany/United States of America and Clément Nyaletsossi Voule of Togo to serve as the three independent members of the recently established Independent Commission of Inquiry on the human rights situation in the South and North Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Akodjenou will serve as chair of the commission.
With resolution S-37/1 of 7 February 2025, adopted at a special session on the situation of human rights in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Human Rights Council decided to establish an independent commission of inquiry, comprising three experts appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council.
The commission of inquiry was mandated to “investigate and establish the facts, circumstances and root causes of all the alleged violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, including those affecting women and children, those involving sexual or gender-based violence and those committed against internally displaced persons or refugees, and of potential international crimes in the context of the most recent escalation of hostilities in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces [of the Democratic Republic of the Congo] in January 2025.”
The three-person commission was further requested to “identify, to the extent possible, the persons and entities responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law, as well as any international crimes, in the context of the most recent escalation of hostilities in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces in order to ensure that those responsible are held accountable for their actions.”
The President of the Human Rights Council sought recommendations from various stakeholders and expressions of interest to find highly qualified and impartial candidates to fill these positions.
In resolution 60/22, adopted on 7 October 2025 at its sixtieth session, the Council reaffirmed “that the mandate of the members of the independent commission of inquiry remains entirely as set out in resolution S-37/1” and requested that their appointment be made before the end of 2025. It further requested that they carry out their first field visit “at the earliest opportunity and, if possible, by January 2026 at the latest.”
Resolution 60/22 also requested the members of the commission “present an oral update on the situation of human rights in North Kivu and South Kivu Provinces, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at [the Human Rights Council’s] sixty-second session [in June-July 2026]” and to “submit a comprehensive report [to the Human Rights Council] on the situation of human rights in the above-mentioned provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, within the framework of an enhanced interactive dialogue, at its sixty-fourth session [in February-April 2027] and to the General Assembly at its eighty-second session [in 2027].”
Biographies of the members of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the human rights situation in the South and North Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Arnauld Akodjenou (Benin) is currently serving as Special Advisor for Africa at the Kofi Annan Foundation. From 2014 to 2015, he held the position of Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General at the Assistant Secretary-General level in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Prior to that, from 2011 to 2014, he served as Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI). Mr. Akodjenou dedicated over 25 years to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), where he held several senior roles, including Regional Coordinator and Special Adviser to the High Commissioner for the South Sudan situation, Inspector General, Director of the Division of Operational Services, and Director of Emergency and Security Services.
Maxine Marcus (Germany/United States of America) is co-Director and co-Founder of Partners in Justice International. She is an international criminal prosecutor and investigator with 28 years field-based and courtroom-based practice. She spent nine years as a prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and prior to that served as an investigator at the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She served on the UN Commission of Inquiry for Guinea as the Gender and International Criminal Law Adviser; Senior Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advisor to the OHCHR Fact Finding Mission for Sri Lanka; and Senior Legal Investigator to the UN Secretary General's External Panel on Sexual Abuse by International Forces in the Central African Republic. Ms. Marcus is a faculty member of the Institute for International Criminal Investigations and is the 2018 recipient of the Prominent Women in International Law Award by the American Society of International Law.
Clément Voule (Togo) is a jurist and human rights expert, and the former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association. Prior to his appointment as Special Rapporteur, he served as Advocacy Director for Africa at the International Service for Human Rights, where he worked to support and protect human rights defenders across the region. Mr. Voule has held several leadership roles in civil society including for the Togolese Coalition of Human Rights Defenders, the Togolese Coalition for the International Criminal Court, and the Amnesty International section in Togo. From 2010 to 2018, he served as an Expert Member of the Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment, and Human Rights Violations under the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.
This attack follows a previous incursion on Tuesday in a neighborhood on the outskirts of Manguredjipa, where assailants targeting a health center were spotted and pursued. According to authorities, the ADF retreated towards Lingitana before crossing the Manguredjipa-Bandulu road (PK 105 of Butembo) in the early afternoon.
According to intelligence collections from the area, Residents are denouncing the "negligence" of the security services, accusing them of failing to protect the villages of Utiyaba and Gwado. They fear that the attackers will use either the Gwado-Utiyaba-Fatua route, or the Gwado-Biakongo-Bangio-Bhuela route, or even the Masayi-Malewe route leading to Kambau, villages where life was beginning to return to normal after the ADF attack last year.
The Bapere Civil Society, headed by Samuel Kagheni, reported this assessment and called on the authorities to strengthen security in the region to prevent further tragedies.
However,despite today's attack the operation shujaa continues to hunt the terrorists,a ccording to sources close to the army in the operation, Yesterday the the army Pursued the ADF/MTM Islamist terrorists who were responsible for the recent attempted looting of the Malunguma Health Center, west of Mangurejipa, the FARDC-UPDF coalition freed two (2) hostages and recovered six (6) cows on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
Furthermore, during a reconnaissance and combat patrol near the Ituri River, joint units arrested ten (10) young men in Mambume, west of National Route 4. All were Muslim and from Oicha and Biakato.
The training was conducted by the United Nations C4ISR Academy for Peace Operations, with support from the Government of Canada.
Speaking at the closing ceremony, on behalf of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Chief of Joint Staff, the UPDF Director Women Affairs, Brigadier General Charity Bainababo, commended the collaboration between Uganda, the United Nations, and development partners in advancing the quality of peacekeeping training.
“As a proud host nation, Uganda stands at the forefront of global peacekeeping efforts, dedicated to fostering stability and security,” Brig Gen Bainababo said. “Our commitment is demonstrated through the provision of world-class training facilities and logistical support that ensure peacekeeping personnel are well prepared for deployment in complex environments.”
She highlighted the importance of the Micro UAS Remote Pilot and Trainer of Trainers Course, describing it as a key step in strengthening mission effectiveness through technological innovation.
“Technology now plays a critical role in modern peacekeeping operations. By equipping personnel with these capabilities, we enhance efficiency and ensure the safety of all involved,” she added.
Brig Gen Bainababo thanked the United Nations for its leadership and the Governments of Canada and Japan for their financial and technical support. She reaffirmed Uganda’s commitment to supporting future peacekeeping initiatives and maintaining its role as a steadfast partner in global peace and security.
Her Excellency Pamela Kertland, Consul General of Canada to the Republic of Uganda, applauded the initiative as a vital effort in advancing gender equality and empowering women in peacekeeping.
“We believe that inclusive peacekeeping is effective peacekeeping, and the Women’s Outreach Course is a shining testimony to this belief,” she said. “Canada is proud to support this essential initiative, which paves the way for greater representation of women in peace operations across the globe.”
Ambassador Kertland emphasised that diversity strengthens peacekeeping missions, noting that the inclusion of women is not merely about numbers but about recognising the unique perspectives and skills they contribute.
She also appreciated the United Nations, the Government of Uganda, and the governments of Japan, France, Belgium, and Morocco for their collaboration and technical expertise.
“Equality and security go hand in hand,” she said, encouraging the graduates to apply their skills and leadership to shape the future of peacekeeping.
The Women’s Outreach Course trained 24 participants from 15 UN Member States, including Ugandans, who completed the Micro UAS Remote Pilot and Trainer of Trainers Course. Facilitators included Col Vincent Douniaux from Belgium, Lt Col Hind Jirari from France, Mr. Paulin Djomo Metanhi from Cameroon, and Mr. Emmanuel Ngor, Chief of Regional Technology Service, among others.
