The State decided to evacuate the population of Goma and Nyiragongo without any help. The well off left for Bukavu and expatriates for Rwanda. Most of the poulation that made an exodus to Sake, don't have acess to government support. Experts from the Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) presented new data on the current situation of... Continue Reading →
Lava from Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption, caused panic as it seemed it was flowing towards Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, and the government urged residents to evacuate. The Goma Volcanological Observatory (OVG) is worried about the return of some residents of Goma to the red zone without waiting for the... Continue Reading →
In an ordinance read to the RTNC (Radio Télévision Nationale Congolaise) on Monday, May 3, 2021, the Head of State Félix Tshisekedi, who declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri, will replace the governors and vice governors of civilians with military and police. This state of siege proclaimed by in these two... Continue Reading →
Let us call for two days of activism against the massacres of Congolese in Beni and Ituri under the helpless eye of the Congolese government and the inaction of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in Congo (MONUSCO)", perhaps we read in this document. The Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United... Continue Reading →
The situation in Bunia and the rest of the province of Ituri is much more complex, marked by recurring and multiform crises that the population is the main victim. The public authorities are exceeded by the events. Political officials, some tend to cover the mallers of optional disorders or by pressure from community leadership. Others... Continue Reading →
Many deaths are reported in Kalehe, South Kivu following clashes between the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, FARDC and Raiya Mutomboki Militia on Sunday, April 4, 2021. According to Delphin Birimbi, Chairman of the Kalehe Civil Society Territorial Concertation Framework, at least 2 soldiers including Colonel Bahati were killed by Raiya Mutomboki... Continue Reading →
Ataklti Haileselassie, the Interim Mayor of Mekelle city, has resigned from his post, Ataklti has confirmed to the media, but said he would provide more details on the circumstances surrounding his resignation “tomorrow.” Atakliti was appointed by the federally arranged Tigray regional state interim administration in December 2020, shortly after Dictator Abiy Ahmed Ali declared... Continue Reading →
Colonel Charles Sematama, commander of the 3411th regiment of the FARDC based in Kitchanga (Masisi territory, North Kivu), deserted, according to several sources within the FARDC. It's Very likely would have joined another deserter Colonel Rukunda Makanika at Minembwe. The leader of the self-defence militia Twirwaneho ,Colonel Makanika Rukunda, confirmed to having received at his... Continue Reading →
Learning new skills was one of the most important activities of our life in the guerrillas, because it represented a personal and collective commitment and achievement. If someone learned something new, that benefited all of us. Andrés Mendez Ex-Farc guerrilla in Colombia. FARC, abbreviation of Spanish Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia)... Continue Reading →
The United Nations' human rights chief asked Ethiopia on Thursday to allow monitors into Tigray to investigate reports of killings and sexual violence that may amount to war crimes in the northern region since late 2020. "Victims and survivors of these violations must not be denied their rights to the truth and to justice," Michelle... Continue Reading →
High Commissioner Filippo Grandi, who recently concluded a mission to Ethiopia, described the situation in Tigray as “extremely grave”. Greetings everybody. I conclude tonight my fifth visit to Ethiopia as UN High Commissioner for Refugees and at the outset I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Government for having facilitated his visit, and... Continue Reading →
The European Parliament urges the Ethiopian Government to restore all forms of communication to Tigray as an act of accountability and transparency for its military operations in the region and to allow free communication among the people of Tigray; stresses the importance of, and the need for, access to information both online and offline, as... Continue Reading →
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