three congolese soldier die in an ambush in virunga national park

 At least 3 soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) were killed in an ambush by unidentified rebels in the heart of Virunga National Park, near Kibumba in the territory of Nyiragongo on Monday, November 23, 2020 .

The information was confirmed  by Major Guillaume Ndjike Kaïko, spokesperson for the Sokola 2 North Kivu operational sector.

“It was a patrol of our elements. Attackers from Rugari looted 12 cows from the population. So our elements tried to pursue these rebels who fled into the Virunga Park and that is where they were ambushed. We lost 3 items, and still got a cow. As I speak to you, we are continuing the search to recover all the other cows, ”he said.

Local civil society is outraged by the persistence of rebel groups in this region despite ongoing military operations. She suspects the Hutu Rwandan rebels of the FDLR as perpetrators of this attack

  Eighteen (18) people died in a new attack attributed to rebels of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the town of Baeti, nearly 20 kilometers west of Oïcha, capital of Beni -territoire (North Kivu), on the evening of Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Civil society in Mamove which delivers the information, explains however that this assessment is still provisional. It indicates that besides the dead, many houses including churches were set on fire by the attackers. “There was an attack around 7pm (Wednesday). Our sources speak of 18 people killed. We are waiting for the end of the research to have a final assessment, ”said Kinos Katuo, president of said civil society. This attack is the nth to be recorded in the entity. In eastern DRC, more than 3,000 people have already died in carnage attributed to the ADF since 2014, according to several reports from citizen organizations in the region.

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 The United States of America and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed this Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at the Palais de la Nation in Kinshasa, a memorandum of understanding for American-Congolese military cooperation. According to the US Ambassador to the DRC, Mike Hammer, the realization of this memorandum of understanding is largely due to the commitment of President Tshisekedi and his administration to fight against human trafficking and hold them to account. for any abuse. "By signing this protocol, the United States responds to the will of President Tshisekedi and Minister of National Defense Mukena to meet the demands of a modern army and help the FARDC to professionalize and improve the quality of life of their soldiers, ”said Mike Hammer. This memorandum of understanding, signed by the American ambassador accredited to the DRC and the Minister of National Defense, in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Interior Gilbert Kandonde who represented the Head of State, is based on 4 pillars (areas) namely: - Civil-military cooperation; - Strategic communications; - Technical support for construction; - And support for learning English. In the 4 aforementioned areas, the country of Donald Trump will help the FARDC to achieve their objectives of improving communication with the civilian population, emphasizing human rights and continuing to professionalize its force, in particular through to English-language programs that "will open even more avenues for military training." According to Mike Hammer, with this Memorandum of Understanding, the United States of America shows its commitment to work with the DRC for the improvement of the armed forces of two countries and the continued growth of relations between the USA and the DRC .

Wife of ADF leader Moussa baluku has been captured

 DRC Armed Forces ambushed the ADF rebels during the night of Wednesday 22 to Thursday 23 October 2020 near Kainama, capital of the Banande-Kainama group, in the territory of Beni in the province of North Kivu. . According to the military spokesman for operations Sokola 1 in Beni, the attack took place in the region of Misingo where the enemy wanted to cross. " I confirm that. Our FARDC elements arrested the wife of ADF leader Moussa Baluku. She was at the head of a group that wanted to cross and that was spotted by our elements, ”Lieutenant Antony Mualushayi said on Friday. He adds that during this ambush "9 rebels were killed, 6 wounded, 98 ammunition recovered, 5 rebels captured and 2 wounded on the civilian side".