RDC: Province du Sud-Kivu – Transmission Communique Officiel (11.02.2022)

RDC: Communique conjoint de la Conference Episcopale Nationale du Congo (CENCO) et de l’Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) sur la Decision No. 004 du 03/02/22 portant publication de la Feuille Route du processus electoral 2021 – 2027 (11.02.2022)

RDC: Confessions Religieuses Plate-Forme – Declaration de la Plateforme des Confessions Religieuses (09.02.2022)

RDC: Iracan Gratien de Saint-Nicolas – Communique No. 007 – Propos inquietant de President Rwandais Paul Kagame sur le situation securitaire a l’Est de la Republique (09.02.2022)

RDC: Action Alternative pour le Bien-Etre et le Changement (AAB) – Declaration Politique a la Suite de l’Arrestation Arbitaire de l’Honorable Mufula Ledi Josue (08.02.2022)

DRC: UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo (09.02.2022)

The group attacked four other sites between 19 and 28 November last year, including the village of Drodro.

NEW YORK, United States of America, February 9, 2022 – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.

“Following deadly attacks last week and further attempts over the weekend, there is significant risk that other IDP sites could be attacked as well,” Spokesperson Liz Throssell told journalists in Geneva.

She said OHCHR is extremely concerned by recurring incidents of deadly ethnically motivated assaults on camps in eastern DRC.

Wave of attacks 

The most recent occurred last week when the armed group Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO), an association of various Lendu militia, killed some 62 people at the Plaine Savo site in Ituri province.

The victims, all members of the Hema ethnic community, were either shot or attacked with machetes and knives.

OHCHR said this was the latest in a string of CODECO raids in Ituri province, where tensions between the Hema and Lendu communities have existed for years.

The group attacked four other sites between 19 and 28 November last year, including the village of Drodro.  At least 58 people from the Hema community were killed, with at least nine women and four children among the victims.

“In total, we documented 10 attacks on IDP sites in 2021 in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, in which at least 106 people were killed, 16 injured and at least seven women subjected to acts of sexual violence,” Ms. Throssell said.

Fears of retaliation 

In addition to concerns that other IDP sites could be attacked, particularly Loda and Djaiba which are located close to Plaine Savo and host members of the Hema community, OHCHR warned of the grave risk of retaliation by the Ituri Self-Defense Popular Front (FPAC-Zaire) armed group, mainly composed of members of the Hema community.

Ms. Throssell reported that the Congolese military authorities have launched a preliminary investigation into the Plaine Savo attack.

The UN Mission in the country, MONUSCO, also stands ready to provide technical and logistical support for these investigations and any potential prosecutions.

“We call on the Government to guarantee victims’ access to remedy by ensuring that these investigations are independent, effective and transparent, and to also investigate other attacks on IDP camps and to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice,” she said.

RDC: Nouvelle Societe Civile Congolaise (N.S.C.C.) – Communique de Presse (08.02.2022)

RDC: L’Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) – Direction Provinciale – Rumangabo, Nord Kivu (08.02.2022)

RDC: Union Nationale des Ffederalistes du Congo (UNAFEC) – Communique de Presse No. 001 (06.02.2022)

DRC: An alleged coup plot against Tshisekedi [but it could also be a trick to get rid of Kabila’s influence in Kinshasa]

Kinshasa: Disorders reported in the municipality of Limete 10th street. Boulevard Lumumba blocked by young people presented as UDPS. According to a police official, “they are protesting against rumors of a possible coup”. The police are deployed to “restore order”” (Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, 06.02.2022).

Today, its revealed through military intelligence (ANR) that François Beya was plotting a coup d’etat against President Felix Tshisekedi. Beya is a man who has overseas accounts and manages former President Joseph Kabila’s assets in Congo-Brazzaville, Morocco and Tunisia.

We know that CACH and FCC made an agreement after the previous election to let Fatshi becoming the President and his coalition to run the Republic. So, Kabila made an agreement with Tshisekedi and he became his puppet. That’s why Kabila could run into the sun-set without worrying about accountability or any transparency of his prolonged reign of the Republic. Therefore, today’s news is worrying.

As Fatshi and UDPS has already started to purge its own. Secondly, it tried to control the state and gain more formalization with Union Sacrée. However, the current President didn’t challenge or change the security units around him.

Fatshi has been guarded by the Garde Républicaine (GR) and kept the ANR. Heck, he kept the FARDC without much altercations or the PNC for that matter too. So, the President is tried to consolidate power politically, but not enacted swift changes to the personnel keeping him safe. He has not altered or direct things differently from Kabila in this sense.

That’s why you know the arrests and detaining Beya is speaking out loud. This is either done because of some intelligence or reports, which has scared Tshisekedi, as he left Addis Ababa earlier than scheduled. He had to return, because things was not in order in Kinshasa.

Now, the UDPS and the President is saying Beya allegedly behind a coup d’etat and therefore arrested him. Beya is a man who has been conning and brutal since the days of Mobutu. A useful man for the ones on the top and for three years he served Tshisekedi as well. That’s why we know this is either another cleaning the house operation or a justified arrest of a man who thought he could outsmart Fatshi.

However, Fatshi has already done stuff like this earlier with Kamerhe and Kabund. This seems like a continuation of the fallouts of the past. Where Fatshi is getting rid of allies and trusted politician in favour of consolidating power. Therefore, unless the true plot is revealed to the general public. I have a hard time believing it.

As it seems more like a move to ensure Tshisekedi has his own men and appointees in control of vital security organizations, instead of trusting allies of Kabila. That is how things can be interpreted as well.

And who would Beya get into office? Kabila returning from exile and getting ready to return like he never left? Really? Who would benefit from the coup d’etat and get UDPS out of office?

Fatshi had already made an agreement Kabila. This is why Kabila is settled for life and has nothing to worry about. Even if Fatshi is trying to form new structures that benefits him. Alas, in the end… Kabila can still pull strings and it’s just evident that Tshisekedi is trying to challenge that after three years in office. Peace.