Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo are escalating. 26 years after triggered by Uganda and Rwanda six million people were killed in two wars.
Numerous African countries have deployed troops to counter armed groups and civil unrest.
But while the government welcomes these forces, many Congolese are opposed to them.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports on a difficult year for the DR Congo.
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That’s what I’ve emphasized do not get involved with Dr Congo !
Sad. Anyone from BRAZIL willing to use the comment section to tell us whats happening with the protests?
Kagame have killed 12 million Congolese in the eyes of international community. USA , Canada, UK, Israel have been training and giving Rwandese weapons, sharing intelligence with Rwanda since 1996 until now . Congolese should invite Russian troops in the country before western backed Rwanda and Uganda destroy Congo
How can Kagame killed those people? Where were your leaders? Are they blind or live with severe disabilities?
@Hyacinthe Uwimana They were dancing ndombolo ya solo and raping women
Congolese please ask Putin to send Russia troops to help you before western backed Rwanda and Uganda destroy your country and your people
Always depending on massa
Cry to Congo to call for help before FDLR is distroyed. Why don’t you go back to Rwanda and face justice!!
Congo is under an armed embargo meaning it is not allowed to purchase any heavy weapons. They even stopped DRC from buying heavy weapons from Russia.
@Daxy Molesse The founder of FDLR is Paul Rwarakabije and he’s a general in Kagame army
@Betting Tips what you guys look for is integration, right?
Kenya will liberate them
Kenya is mature and smart thanks to experienceed Gen. Nyaga. Some foolish Congolese thought he will come and just drug into the conflict blindly, but he showed that he understands the matter more than their noise.
@Daxy Molesse He will be asked to leave soon with his KDF =M23 = RDF
@Jospin Fingy I don’t think anyone will help you if you want kdf to move out you will regret that but kenya is using his money to manage the situation but know one is seeing like u
@Eli msanii why are you Africans fighting
@man black asking rhetorical question m23 is a terrorist group supported by rwanda so as to benefit them for mineral
Aljazeera why do show Congo which is far from Qatar, you cannot show us hw Iran r protesting in those street. u all lke talking bt nation bt u cannot do that in Syria, Iran.
😂
Al Jazeera can do whatever they want
Kenya alongside east African community and AU will solve this mess this time round.
@Jospin Fingy you are talking about generational relationship? You think Kenyans care about generational relationship 😂 Kenyans are a very tribal people but only within their borders
@Jospin Fingy Weve done so much for Somalia just give it time
@Jospin Fingy president of kenya is not even a Bantu speaker hes nilotic how is that tutsi?
@Jospin Fingy brother tell me what is going on please. Why there’s war…
@aija eugene why are they fighting brother. Im in South Africa and i have friends from Congo and they never told me about war going on in their country. We only talk about music and enjoy ourselves but this is heartbreaking
Jesus have mercy, I pray for peace and restoration in the democratic republic of congo. Amen
@Matt Smith we have a culture as africans. We have different cultures and we follow our roots so fckkk offf with your European religion. Go and fool those with no culture like Americans not us africans… Bye
@Matt Smith jesus is gay
@Esta Jeanette 😅👉🏿
@Esta Jeanette sick in your head
@man black Religion is not determined by ethnicity.
God [Allah] is the Creator of ALL.
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim:
13. O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you. Indeed, Allah is Knowing and Acquainted. [Qur’an, 49:13]
UN has been there 10 years and did nothing. EAC has already destroyed ADF. Your president wants to give Congo cobalt away instead of creating jobs and skills for Congo
Felix mawa
The obvious Problem is that they didnt get enough and not heavy enough Weaponry! If Every single Person there was armed with a nuke, the conflict would be solved a long time ago.
Congo president is giving away the country to the US. Are you Congolese people blind?
Partition of congo please
DRC is not for sale and true Congolese are not looking at split the country or give any part of its land to a smaller country running out of space like Rwanda
Qatar govt have to shutdown close Taliban and Haqqani Network office in Doha Qatar please kindly.
Aljazeera why do you only report negative news about DRC why can’t you tell us positive impacts that EAST AFRICA FORCES have done so far
They are reporting the facts. I as a Congolese person don’t see how these East African forces have helped.
Kenya hasn’t fought against anyone. It is only the DRC’s armed forces that have fought against terrorists.
Why are you fighting. Are you still stupid to be controlled by the west to kill each other. In South Africa we dont fight we live together and enjoy life. These are the stupid brothers who ate so into Arab and European religion and will fight forever..
@man black Hypocrite. In South Africa there is a lot of humiliation of the Black people. We see videos on social media of you people being disallowed from swimming pools and being called ‘kaffir’ and being beaten up.
ALJAZEERA IS NOT PRO GOD, HENCE THE REASON.
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY, WILL solve the matter. Together for peace and praying for DR CONG.
Never and ever, remove Kagame and M7 problem solved
Never ever its useless community
Kagame saves DR Congo resources
I don’t know what nationality this stupid correspondat white guy is but when your country soldier men come to congo they illegally mined gold . Today this news is due to the loss of the west countries because they are losing out as the munesco was pushed out after 30 good years of doing nothing. I don’t this Uganda, Rwanda or any East African country would wish bad for Congo who they have to trade with. The thing is that west doesn’t want peace and so East African stand by force is doing their opposite so we expected such
Kenya is the only neutral player in Congo. Uganda and Rwanda have failed. Kenya helped stabilise Somalia when even America failed in blackhawkdown.
@ME Where were the UPDF when operation SLEDGE HAMMER was being conceptualized and undertaken? UPDF cowed out leaving KDF to enter Somalia and capture Somalia through amphibian landing in Kismayu – a first in Africa since world war two!
@ME how do you compare Uganda and Kenya my friend Kenya is advanced in it’s military capability
@David Reputable sources within the military said that AMISOM was only controlling 3 small areas/buildings in Mogadishu (port, airport etc) when Kenya secured Kismayu. but they demanded joint credit for Kismayu before the news went public, even though it was purely a solo effort from Kenya, where the raid was planned for 8 months, and Kismayu was indeed exclusively Kenya’s (sector 2) assignment.
@robert oduor Bro . All I know is that what ever Kdf has, updf has !!. Unless u want to tell me u have nukes and weapons of a kind .
@robert oduor you can claim that kDF has Advanced military but what happened to that advanced military when a thousand of your soldiers were ambushed and killed by the Alshabab? What of the siege of the westgate by three Alshabab insurgents for almost 3days ?
White liberals in Europe are ready and waiting with open arms to accept them into their homes.
It’s all about minerals, the interested parties are funding militia groups to bring instability in Congo to their benefits.
That could be
And the public can see that but still fight one another
Am a Kenyan and I don’t support Kenya sending it’s troops because the problem of DRC it’s itself. Just in Africa America summit the DRC government signed an MOU with US for there cobalt mines🫤 DRC government was selling its mines to Belgium and etc with support of their government and yet the DRC pple will be bitter on accusing others while THE BIG PROBLEM OF DRC ITS IT OWN GOVERNMENT. A country with a lot of minerals but what it do is selling there mines not selling processed goods or even the raw minerals. It’s a sham sorry to say IF DRC DON’T ACT AGAINST ITS GOVERNMENT THEY WILL BE DOOMED. This minerals that DRC av it would be acting for the good of DRC Pple like building hospitals,schools , mines factories and etc instead the money goes to the corrupt politicians
If you don’t realize that the KDF is just a substitute to the long been accused Uganda and Rwandan forces?
You hardly know the history and impact of thus sustained violence and war in congo .
Now with lithium and cobalt increasingly becoming such an important component in the markets . It’s just gonna a new ground for further orchestrated violence in the congo .
The only people who will liberate congo are the local congolese people not these interests based foreign interventionists
congo problem is a very little problem if only Congolese would understand and willing to stop it .. they must know that those government is paying for everything
Stop lying to people or produce proof for your imaginative statements. The Tshisekedi administration and Kenya’s are well known to have been on highly friendly terms since day 1. Simple Google searches will reveal just how far the friendship goes. There’s no way that Kenya can support M23 against the current administration. Kenya isn’t built to depend on chaos to benefit economically. Kenya depends on quality trade with stable and prosperous economies.
@NationOfAfrica you don’t know anything about politics. Just go to bed mate
@Jospin Fingy Yeah I thought so. You cannot produce proof of your statements because the source is well, your fertile imagination. Not going to engage further
How about bringing in order and demanding those companies needing the minerals to do it locally which is already part of the strategy
Rwanda 🇷🇼and Uganda 🇺🇬 Kagame and Museveni are the big problem of Congo because of minerals
100% right
Puppets of the west Africans wake up
True
Congo is allied with Rwandan FDLR-FRDC to attack Rwanda. What will they receive in return?
There people need to overthrow there president because he is a westernized brainwashed coward allowing western rapists and colonizers into his land to desyroy all of Africa again.
Forget the M23, Rwanda and Uganda. Forget about Kenya, South Sudan and who else’ army is about to enter the DRC theatre. Who is the underhand behind all this? All these armies and militias are the front face / mask / distractors to veil the real culprits who continue to destabilize this country! There is no way the French, Belgians, the Chinese, the Politicians, the usual state actors and some suspect well-known multinational corporations are non-partisans to all this and be currently detached from it. Like Putin says, follow the money! The day DRC will decide they have had enough of this, they will unite, defeat and route out using whatever means, everyone who works against the interests of the DRC people. These are nothing but just theatrics by pawns serving the interests of the big guns.
Why you never report about how Congolese army are killing Congolese civilians just because they speak kinyarwanda why you have never report about how UN soldiers are stealing DRC resources 😢corrupt media you should visit where M 23 is controlling and see how is peaceful if you really want to know what’s going on in eastern DRC and don’t forget there’s 130 rebel army groups but M23 is famous because is fighting for peace freedom of Congolese but powerful countries don’t want peace in DRC!😢
@jolie jolie I think it is supported in all corners from where the weapons are manufactured and where minerals are processed, and whoever understands their grievances. Then who supports FDLR, Mai Mai, Rudi etc and why?
@Daxy Molesse Mai Mai is not a rebel group as it has never rebelled against any government it a Congolese militia created by Congolese to defend themselves against m23 and the wars that the Tutsi bring to them. At the early stage of the war they were able to take sud kivu away from these Rwandais. They killed Rwandais and invaded gisenyi rwanda and killed people in Rwanda That is why they are well known. Rwanda accuses DRC of supporting FDlr. Whom it says they were rwandan soilders from the government before kagame. Basically we are talking bout people who are about 60 years old by now. But there is no evidence of such a group being in existence.
@Esta Jeanette some of their commanders are in court in Rwanda. Is that not real?
Which powerful countries brother. Why are Africans fighting? I thought the war is in Russia and Ukraine i never thought we have war in africa
@man black You thought? Well, Africa is fighting the same battle as Russia v NATO, for the same exact reasons.
Rwanda and uganda have no technology to use any minerals, they don’t manufacture anything just like DRC so what are you talking about ?
Congolese have a big issue, sitting down and crying blaming Rwanda and Uganda. Guys man up , you are over 60 million people how can you keep calling for help? Oooh dear😂😂😂😂
@Hyacinthe Uwimana let rwanda fix it overpopulation problem take it people back home and stop thinking it congos fault why it a small country.
They don’t use or manufacture them. They export them raw. Rwanda exports Colton which it has no reserves for. They sell them to the muzungu at a lower cost than that congo could ever sell it. That is why they remain poor no matter how much they steal.
@Esta Jeanette hahaaa , small beautiful and well organised. Our population is not issue actually is a treasure because our boys and girls make a very strong army 👌🏾.
@Hyacinthe Uwimana 😂😂🤣🤣. Your boys,girls and president all together lack nutrition. Go and eat more bananas. 😂😂. Also why have your people been killed all over DRC. Just recently Rwandais were killed on the border with congo trying to enter congo by force. I always ask myself what is chasing all of you out of your good country? I can send you the videos if you want.
Aljazeera is a diaper media house trying to discredit the effort and positive energy the Kenya Defense Forces has injected into the system. Apparently the Kibumba surrender by rebel groups was informed by Luanda and Nairobi sitting and yet they want to take the glory by misinformation. Africans have waken up.
Uganda Under modern dictator Museveni and Rwanda under smart Kagame enjoy seeing people suffering for their interests and they came up to call themselves mediators. and liberators
Kenyans are going to be chased also. We have realized how they are backing m23. On 30th we shall demonstrate until they go back to Kenya
Kenya is a professional military, it operates on mandates, discipline and commands. It has no interest on your shallow backward thinking. Its there to help the people of Congo who have suffered for so long.
@Jeff Churu M it is there for it’s people’s interest bro. Do not lie to grown up people. I am in Goma and what we are seeing with our own eyes says it clearly. They will do nothing. UN failed and you know they’ve been here for years. They instead came to collect gold and other minerals. We shall give you the report of Kenyans soon or later.
We were just doing fine without DRC and South Sudan but i don’t blame you to fail to understand The importance of EAC congo has no military weapons and no county want to sell it to them but looks like you are comfortable with your country saying in poverty for the next 50 years
Remember your president come to ask for help we did not offer it to you and also you can demonstrate because you money will go to waste
The Tshisekedi administration and Kenya’s are well known to have been on highly friendly terms since day 1 so your propaganda will go nowhere
@Carthod Blade we asked to come and fight not negotiation and talks with terrorists. Also only a lunatic would think joining a block full of congos enemies would help congo. We should have been just fine in SADC. Also why does Kenya and EAC not respect the Congos government? Remember congo said it does not want any Rwandais forces to be part of any EAC mission in the DRC but the Kenyan EAC forces smuggled Rwandais soldiers into the DRC. When they were talking to the m23 in kibumba you can see them standing among the kanyan forces.
All foreign forces should leave the DRC, they mostly have hidden agendas, only the EAST AFRICAN REGIONAL FORCE should stay. African solutions to African problems.
UN must leave Africa alone we trust in Yahuah not human HalleluYah
UN, RED CROSS, WHO any western funded organization is a blind fold to us… The will exploit us and show world how unstable and poor we are and pretend to stretch help by those ORGANIZATION ONLY TO STEAL FROM IS THE RAW MATERIAL, MINERAL….AFRICA IS RICH.. THEY KNOW THAT VERY WELL…. But they will lie the whole world about you and get the treasures from you….
Their first weapon is NEWS… INFORMATION…
Every where they go it’s war and turmoil
I don’t understand why African news and television show different news with the European news please European leave African Africa matters to Africa you never repeat anything positive about the east African forces have done so far stop using Africans for your benefit as an African i do not understand why you still use divide and rule Africans let’s wake up please for mothers africa go and fight putting we do not need your assistance stop using Africa lets together wake up do not listen to western news they are false
Reporter Malcolm ? has a biased political agenda with his reporting as usual from DRC.
Why and how is it that the EAC-RF’s peacekeeping force, with members like Kenya, Uganda and Burundi who are doing well in Somalia and S.Sudan, is problematic in DRC ?
What are the alternative solutions for Peace in DRC then ?
Which “rights groups” are saying that the violence has increased since Ugandan troops are fighting the ADF in DRC ?
Why doesn’t he go to those areas that have been liberated from the ADF and ask the Civilians on how they are doing himself ?
Many displaced people have returned to their homes. Schools, hospitals, churches, mosques and businesses have opened.
Also missing in this report is that:
– DRCongo is still supporting the anti Kagame FDLR rebels which is the main reason the Congo Wars started in the first place.
– That DRC signed a peace deal with the M23 rebels and then broke that agreement.
– That the Western nations are the ones who are coming up with these false “UN Reports” so that we africans are put in conflict with one another while they can keep stealing the minerals as they have done since colonisation.
For many years Zaire/DRC was destabilising it neighbours as well, when Mobutu was president.
By supporting UNITA against – MPLA in the Angolan 1975 Civil War.
By supporting Uganda’s Idi Amin against – UNLF with Museveni and Tanzania in the 1979 Uganda – Tanzania War.
By Supporting Rwanda Govt. against – RPF with Kagame in the 1990 – 1994 Rwanda Civil War.
And it was the French Military with 2500 troops and their Cash puppet Mobutu who started this war in DRC when they supported the Rwanda Govt against Kagame and Uganda in the 1990-1994 Rwandan civil war.
The French army stood by and watched the genocide of thousands Rwandese and then let the Hutu army escape with their weapons to Zaire/ DRC in order to prepare to fight Kagame after they lost the Rwandan civil war.
Kagame tried to get Mobutu and the French to disarm the Hutu army even went to the UN for help, but Mobutu and the French refused.
This is why Rwanda and Uganda attacked DRC in 1996-1997 to fight the Hutu Rebels and ended up chasing Mobutu in Kinshasa as well during the process.
This problem has continued up to today as the DRC has no strong and disciplined Army to control the many rebel groups that are threatening the region.
And among them is still the anti Kagame Rwandese FDLR rebels.
Thats why there has been no peace in the region for so many years.
France and their western allies who have been stealing the DRC minerals since colonial times and are still doing it today.
And are the members of the UN Security council’s panel of “Experts”
that gave out the false report that Rwanda and Uganda are attacking the DRC mainly for the Minerals and are killing millions of Congolese.
Something that is being repeatedly told by DRC and many other News and Media organisations until today.
And this report by this reporter is an example.
So they sent their $Billions UN – MONUSCO “peacekeeping force” in 1999 to protect the DRC minerals from Rwanda and Uganda and the many rebels, so that they can continue stealing the minerals as before.
Today joined by China.
They didn’t care about protecting the Congolese civilians from the rebels.
Fortunately the DRC has begun to realise that they had been fooled in thinking MONUSCO was in DRC to fight the rebels.
So they want them out. Finally ! Waking up after 20 years !
Africa lets unite and we will prosper.
Even with out foreign army’s the elections are rigged by the same DRC nationals
Kenya will solve this issues they are used on hardcore battle, they dealt with jihadist in somalia who blew themselves , m23 it’s just a drop in ocean they are coward’s, they fight on running battles , they need to face Kenya forces in distance of maybe one kilometer and see who will win😂😂
50 cents salami surrendered weaker people . Wow nice
The Kenya Defence Forces Commandos have already made handshakes with M23 Generals. We will have peace in Eastern DRC, the whole of DRC, East Africa and the whole of Africa in the eyes of looters. We will redeem our status quo as the most powerful nation. It’s clear that @Al_Jazeera you are biased in your reporting for you can foresee a standing East African Regional Force, with its headquarters based in DRC, which will keep growing as more countries request and join forces with the African Allied Forces. With diplomacy, a standing army, Free Trade, Visa Free Travels, Excellent Transport systems, Sufficient Energy, Food Security, Exports… a United States of Africa is inevitable. The diamonds and other precious minerals thief, in a white car, must be put under the spotlight.
MALCOLM WEBB YOU SHOULD STOP REPORTING FAKE NEWS , AND INSTEAD YOU SHOULD REPORT THE GENOCIDE AGAINST TUTSI CONGOLESE AND THE GENOCIDE AGAINST RWANDOPHONE SPEAKING AND HATE SPEACH AGAINST CONGOLESE SPEAKING KINYARWANDA IN DRC CONGO 🇨🇩
And US, France are the worst in Congo!
UN failed many years in Congo
AMERICANS IGNOR THE PROBLEMS OF THE REST OF UNIVERSE WITH CONTANAT SPORTS 24 HOURS PER DAY. .
ALL IN AMERICA ON TV. IS PROPAGANDA. THEY DIDN’T FOLLOW THE SAME RULE BOOK THAT I DO. WHICH WILL BE THEIR UNDOING.
DON’T CRITICIZE ME UNTIL YOU ARE PERFECT.
THERE WILL BE NO PEACE UNLESS JUSTICE IS SERVED.
colonel manado would never let M23 get close to Roma.
Does Al-Jazira Qatar’s TV channel report about the corruption/bribery scandal incriminating Qatar and Morocco with the European Parliament ?! Because Al-Jazira spends its time lecturing the rest of the world about Democracy and Transparency.
Al Jazeera, CNN, BBC will remain scum to me… The information they give is totally different from what is ground and the will of pple….
The western will always do what they can to maintain Africa where is it, as provider if raw material…
This is mind game..
But good is you can’t fool e fool thousand times…. Sooner than enough will know the game…and play the right card….
The European and UN have done nothing there for over 20 years apart from doing their own business.
your western media house, Al-Jazeera ,we came to you and whom you work for
Look how big and beautiful the country is! All it can take for it to prosper and for this violence to stop is a good government.
And how dare South Sudan sends troop to Congo when there is no peace in the country! This is an insult to Congolese. Congo is much safer than South Sudan.
At the moment, there are fightings going to in many parts of the country. The civilians are heavily armed and kill each others base on tribes.
Smartly put!
MUNSCO is stealing the mineral ever since Uganda and Rwanda’s army left east DRC. UN Peace giving force is killing many Congolese who were protesting against munsco.
By the wisdom of the wise – knowing your way,
self – deception by the folly of fools.
“Mixed reaction to foreign forces involvement” ???. Which foreign forces are in DRC aljazeera ??? 🤷🏿♂️. All i see is “African forces”. No African is a foreigner in Africa aljazeera.
1:53
Him: since the beginning, the solution is for DRC to have a state which is responsible.
2:10
Also him: militarization is not the solution.
This guy does not think straight.
You seem to misunderstand. He is saying foreign militarization is not the solution he wants better governance not endless military campaigns that end up disturbing economic development and dont address systemic issues which let these foreign governments play there games in the DRC. He is thinking perfectly straight.
@Franz Joseph I did get it.
How does a nation/country maintain its sovereignty? By buffing up **its** military and homeland security. There is no other way out of that, especially in the case of the DRC.
@Mohamed Sanogho no buffing up the military is just creating another monster. The problem in the DRC is a lack of accountability and effectI’ve governance. As the report stated the previous elections were rigged as it has been for decades in the DRC. The reason their are so many rebel groups is not only from spillover but because of this lack of democratic institutions which restrict any cohesive plan for development or infrastructure to connect the country. Endless military increases aren’t gonna solve the root issues in the DRC.
In 1979 Uganda exiles in Tanzania, Kenya led by Gen Tito Okello, Gen Bazillio Olara Okello, Gen Oyite Ojok supported by Tanzania President Julius Nyerere and Kenya VP Oginga Odinga launched a rebellion against Idi Amin through Mwanza/L Victoria restoring President Milton Obote . In 1982 VP Oginga Odinga supported Kenya Airforce coup against Daniel Moi led by Senior Private Hezekiah Ochuka, Sgt Pancreas Oteyo Okumu,Sgt Ogidi Obuon,Sgt Samuel Opiyo,Cpl Obuon,Capt Agolo,Fenwicks Chesoli,Cpl Njereman,Major Mutua.
In 1980 Yoweri Museveni disagreed with Obote and Launched Luweero war . Gen David Oyite Ojok(one of best trained soldiers in Uganda history,at least 6 years EU,US) died in a plane crash on his way to Luweero . This changed the direction of the war . Between 1981-86 Paul Kagame and Fred Rwigema together with other banyarwanda tutsi exiled in Uganda fought alongside Yoweri Museveni in Uganda . In 1985 regional/nepotistic disagreements between Uganda Army Commander, General Tito Okello(Luo-Acholi) and President Milton Obote(Luo-Langi) over the promotion of Smith Acak Opon(Luo-Langi) to replace the late Gen Oyite Ojok(Luo-Langi) instead of General Bazillio Okello(Luo-Acholi) caused a coup against Milton Obote . Gen Tito Okello became president(1985-86) and Gen Bazillio Okello became army commander . Daniel Moi called peace talks in Nairobi between Yoweri Museveni and Gen Tito Okello . The agreement(witnessed by Ambassador Bethwell Kiplagat of Kenya) required Gen Tito Okello to be president and Yoweri Museveni to be vice president . THE TALKS COLLAPSED when Soldiers allied to Yoweri Museveni and led by Rwandans Paul Kagame and Fred Rwigema continued a push against Gen Tito Okello led Soldiers in Uganda .
Yoweri Museveni became president of Uganda in 1986 . Paul Kagame became head of intelligence in Uganda and moved to the US FOR MILITARY TRAINING . By 1990 banyarwanda tutsi led by Fred Rwigema had launched an offensive against president Juvenal Habyarimana of Rwanda . After the death of Fred Rwigema Paul Kagame returned to Rwanda and became head of RPF . Habyarimana plane was downed in 1994 . By 1996 Paul Kagame and Yoweri Museveni supported Laurent Kabila against President Mobutu Seseko in Congo . Laurent Kabila was also supported by Banyarwanda tutsi in Congo(Banyamulenge) who are now the bulk of M23 led by Sultani Makenga. Laurent Kabila became President in Congo in 1997 . Paul Kagame became president in Rwanda in 2000 .
Its simple the UN has to go. Congo military with support from neutral EAC countries like Kenya and Tanzania to take charge. I know now that Kenya is involved things will be different in DRC. Let the UN say what they will and all those wizels complain without offering any solution to stand back and watch. Peace will come to DRC only when Africans bring the solution to the problems there.
No un do not need to go sort it out yourself africa supposed to be a settled place so you all keep saying online 😂
Genocide of tutsi in Congo 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
How come?
Please , DRC doe snot have a record of genocide. Not everyone practicing this. RW has 3tribes and really struggled to live together with their well know genocide. Congo has more than 400 tribes and no genocide. People are different.
@jolie jolie nice to hear it
Meanwhile the congolese President just signed away cobalt mines to the USA just for international pressure to point fingers at rwanda. I don’t see nobody condemning congolese corrupt state and poor governance, you seem to all look for east simple scape goats. It’s your governments failed state of corruption and tribalism set to favour imperialist masters the west. But no body condemns the west or the fake puppet president for selling away his country that is destined for Turmoil, which he prefers so he can also avoid elections.
Use your head and stop pointing fingers at rwanda a small nation of only 12 million how can it control the governance of 120million use your heads.
LEAVE AFRICAN MATTERS TO AFRICANS,THEY WILL BE SOLVED BY AFRICANS
2023 is a worst year ever
You mean 2022
@man black if you think 2022 is the worst. wait until the end of 2023 which mean today next year
But you people of Congo how can your leaders be in Kinshasa enjoying life while the indigenous are in the villages suffering being controlled by armed militia ? Also you have focused on M23 but if at all M23 withdraw from the captured territories and lay down their arms the problem will not be solved because you have over 120 armed groups controlling areas in the outskirts of your country. This is a issue of your government. Your presidents just come billionaires and leave the indigenous people in the villages to be controlled by militia.
Please shut up. Who has displaced thousands of people in Nord kivu is it m23 or the other 120 armed groups. Which villages in congo are being controlled by armed militias. If Congolese civilians are being attacked by m23. You want congo to just remain silent because there are other armed groups in the country. You are a person who speaks from thoughts.
@Esta Jeanette but why doesn’t your government care for the troops they are not well equipped and taken care of. Are you trying to deny the fact that militias control some areas? They get collect tax in mineral rich areas and also get supplies from indigenous people.
stupid reporting……. Mixed reaction to foreign forces’ involvement and all i hear is a white man giving his stupid opinions …ask the locals moron
What does m23 want?
M23 is a group supported by Rwanda. RW is country without resources and not a lots of space. They are after mineral and land and try to label it as ethnic tension.
@jolie jolie yeah but did m23 want to build a country I mean separatism or just some idiots who want to have money by take some resources and land?
@ZIYAD STTNF money by taken resources and land.
Bla Bla Bla, foreign forces? Congo is part of East Africa Federation so a force from countries that make Up East Africa Federation is interfering anything by being in Congo.
Those armed rebel groups misplace people and all those refugees end up in Uganda and no other countries. So Uganda being in Congo is justified.
Africa will soon ban Al jazeera from Africa soon
Kenya will solve this…
Let the UN and all other western and Eastern countries stand aside and watch….
Kenya and russia shud com together ad bring peace in congo
No one must come just stop fighting and enjoy life
Out of 100 millions Congolese out there you chose to interview a Rwandan to talk about DRC issue?
I am planning to come Congo from next month,is it ok?
It’s not like the whole country is under attack but I don’t know.
@Esta Jeanette thanks
This conflict did not start in the 90s. This conflict was ignited in 18th century. It is not the Africans who started this tragic trail of misery and suffering. Please carry out better research. Think about the impact on the deeds of King Leopold of Belgium, the colonial time and competition between Belgium and France in that same country. Also remember the hegemonic domination of American companies in that so called “poor country”. Remember all this before pointing fingers at neighbouring countries and telling people how Congo needs Western intervention. Those are the culprits that started it all. Now they should come back?? Really!
Really it was because of colonialism that gives Tutsi an excuse to be killing Congolese every day.
@Esta Jeanette I was just trying to point out the fact that the misery and terrible situation was predetermined by the ones who are now trying to be the saviours that everyone wants to come and help Africans. I hope I did not offend any well meaning and rightfully affected people of Congo. Thanks.
No matter what you AL Jazeera say EACRF will counter the rebels and Congo DRC Will have peace and you will all be ashamed enough of your propaganda so that the war can continue
KENYA remains NEUTRAL and experiences to Solve this Conflict in our Region. So Western media Shutup and Watch the Space 🌚
okay, but Al Jazeera is not western media. It’s Qatarin state affiliated mediachannel. So not western
another white man only promoting negativity and division in congo
There is no ADF
They are not foreign, they are neighbours. African problems with African solutions.
Peace is coming to DRC. Kenya will help our brother untill they become stable
tshkiidie isa pussyhole that gives jobs to hims family members