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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Friday compared his Rwandan counterpart to Adolf Hitler during a speech on the campaign trail in the country’s conflict-wracked east. Eastern DRC has been plagued by decades of unabated violence by rebel groups, including the Tutsi-led M23 which has seized swathes of …

By: ChimpReports The United States government has sanctioned three leaders of militant movements for “contributing to ongoing instability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).” These include William Yakutumba, the founder, military commander, and political leader of the Mai-Mai Yakutumba militia and the National Coalition of the People for …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere While Dictator Paul Kagame is slowly bringing his daughter, Co – Vice president – ruthless Ange Kagame to political limelight, the selfish brutal dictator is at the same time sending Rwandan youths through RDF-M23 terror group to their deaths in DRC. Rwandan youths are recruited …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere Today, Burundi National Defence Force (Force de Défense Nationale Burundaise, or FDNB) released a statement denouncing accusations made against them by RDF-M23, and its chairman Bertrand Bisimwa. In its statement, Burundi National Defence Force notes, “The FDNB is outraged by the false statements spread by …

The East African Community (EAC) force began its departure from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this Sunday, December 3. A first group of around a hundred Kenyan soldiers left Goma at 5:00 a.m. local time, bound for Nairobi. On November 24, following a summit of the East African community in …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere Dictator Paul Kagame has just appointed senior Igifobafane (Spineless military officer), Lt Gen Charles Kayonga as Rwanda’s new ambassador in Turkey. Lt Gen Charles Kayonga has been jobless since July 2019 to present, this was after being dumped as Rwanda’s ambassador to China in July …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo shelled on Saturday and Sunday, November 25 – 26, 2023, respectively, RDF-M23 positions in Karenga and Kilolirwe, in Kamuronza and Bashali Kaembe groupings in Masisi territory. Civil society members in the area report that FARDC’s heavy …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere Today, Sunday 19th November 2023, at Martyrs stadium in Kinshasa, during the start and launch of his presidential campaign, Félix Tshisekedi adopted a Patriotic campaign mood. Accompanied by his political allies, including Jean-Pierre Bemba, Sama Lukonde, Bahati Lukwebo, Mboso Nkodia, Vital Kamerhe, and Augustin Kabuya, …

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week’s runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over a percentage point. Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday’s election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah’s …

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere On Wednesday, 25th October 2023, The United Nations announced on that Bernard Maheshe Byamungu and Protogen Ruvugaikore were added to the international sanctions list. Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, 49 years of age, is M23’s Deputy Commander, Commander in charge of Operations and Intelligence. In January 2023, …