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More Congo Soldiers Cede To M23 In Goma, Embassies In Kinshasa Attacked
https://osazuwaakonedo.news/more-congo-soldiers-cede-to-m23-in-goma-embassies-in-kinshasa-attacked/29/01/2025/
#Issues #Congo #Constant #DRC #France #Goma #Kenya #Kinshasa #Kivu #Masisi #MoNUSCO #Munzenze #Mutamba #Peter #Rwanda #Uganda #US ©January 29th, 2025 ®January Over 1,200 men of the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have ceded or surrendered Goma, the country’s largest city to M23 rebels with DRC military uniforms flooding the streets after they pulled off the army attires and took refuge at UN Peacekeeping military base leaving South Africa soldiers to continue to fight on, but South Africa military formation in Congo on Tuesday issued a statement denying that its men did not surrender to M23 rebels, insisting that the White flag hoisted by one of his soldiers on Monday during heavy gun battle with the rebels was normal military tradition for both sides to ceasefire to enable the South Africa troops passage to receive medical supply and as well give room to the M23 rebels the opportunity to rescue their men injured in front of the South Africa military base near Goma Airport, this, as thousands of pro government protesters attacked and burnt some portions of US, French, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and other foreign embassies in Kinshasa. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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over 1,200 men of the Armed Forces of
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Democratic Republic of Congo have seed
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or surrendered gumma the country's
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largest city to M23 Rebels with DRC
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military uniforms flooding the streets
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after the P of the army attires and took
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Refuge at US peacekeeping military base
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leaving South Africa soldiers to
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continue to fight on but South Africa
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military formation in Congo on Tuesday
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issued a statement denying that its men
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did not surrender to M23 Rebels
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insisting that the White Flag h by one
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of his soldiers on Monday during heavy
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gun battle with the rebels was normal
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military tradition for both sides to
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ceire to enable the South Africa troops
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passage to receive medical supply and as
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well give room to the M23 Rebels the
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opportunity to rescue their men injured
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in front of the South Africa military
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base near GMA airport this as thousands
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of prover protesters attacked and won
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some portions of us French Kenya Uganda
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Rwanda and other foreign embassies in k
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shasa it was gathered that protesters BN
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tires and threw stones in front of the
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US embassy's men compound according to
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local news reports and bried the site of
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a new Embassy building that is under
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construction according to an American
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official in kinasa who spoke on
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condition of anonymity to preserve staff
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safety the site was later secured and no
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one was injured the officials said as
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reported by the New York Times rors
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reported that g residents and un sources
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said dozens of troops had surrendered
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but some soldiers and prover militiam
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men were holding out people in several
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neighborhoods reported Small Arms fire
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and some loud explosions on Tuesday
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Morning by Tuesday afternoon several
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diplomatic and security sources said the
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M23 Rebels had taken full control of the
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airport putting them in charge of a
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vital link to the outside world
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according to roters M23 is the latest in
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a string of ethnic Tootsie lead Randa
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marked insurgencies that have brought
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chimal to Congo since the aftermath of
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the genocide in Rwanda 30 years ago when
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H extremists killed totes and mate Hots
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and then were toppled by the toot Le
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forces that still govern Rwanda Rwanda
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says some of the outad perpetrators have
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been Sheltering in Congo since the
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genocide forming militias with alliances
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with the conges government and POS a
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threat to conges totes and Rwanda itself
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Congo rejects rwanda's complaints and
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says Rwanda has used its proxy milicias
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to control and loot lucrative minerals
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such as colan which is used in
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smartphones Sky news reporter yra elag
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witnessed Rebels taking over GMA in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo while
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conges forces surrendered their uniforms
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reported with a video showing the DRC
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soldiers pulling up their military
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uniforms and dropping them at a section
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of the road in GMA Furious protesters
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stun the US Embassy in Kinshasa chanting
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Anti-Imperialist slogans and setting
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fires with some visuals showing large
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crowds attempting to breach the
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embassy's logistical Center also in the
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conges capital kassa which is about
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1,600 km 1,000 Mi west of gomma
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protesters attacked a un compound and
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embassies including those of Rwanda
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Uganda France and the United States
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expressing Ang at what the said was
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foreign interference or inactions that
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enabled M23 Rebels to be able to take
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control of GMA Luthers racked the
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embassy of Kenya according to local
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media and videos from residents in the
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capital city software development M23
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spokesperson Willie Anga was seen in GMA
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accompanied by his guards after M23
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Rebels have taken control of GMA
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International Airport as reports
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indicate government soldiers have
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surrendered and sought Refuge at the
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cities un be Security Forces later
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responded to attacks targeting Uganda
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randan American Kenyan and French
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embassies as protesters in Kinshasa
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stoed these diplomatic buildings
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accusing them of supporting M23 Rebels
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who are currently in control in the city
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of go
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the sound of gunfire called be heard in
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the capital of North K province in
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eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as
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dozens of M23 Rebel fighters rode on the
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back of trucks in social media video
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verified and published by routas on
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Tuesday software development in Gan and
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Men could also be seen running across a
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road amid a fierce gun fight dead bodies
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were scattered in the streets of the
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city and hospitals were overwhelmed with
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patients with gunshot and trapal wounds
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a day after the rebels marched into GMA
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the biggest city in EAS DRC the UN and
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other head agencies said on Tuesday the
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Red Cross said that one of its hospitals
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had received over 100 patients within 24
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hours with ha wounds and chest Trauma
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from Ms and Trel l23 Rebels entered GMA
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on Monday in a major escalation of a
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three deade conflict they were
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continuing to F pockets of resistance
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from few Army units and their backers
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meanwhile more than 100 FDC soldiers
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fdlr and Wando who fled to Rwanda from
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gumma in the Eastern Democratic Republic
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of Congo are being held in rubavu
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District the New Times News team who
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visited the site on Tuesday reported
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that some of them are being treated from
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injuries GMA is a key location in the
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conflict batted North Kimu province
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whose minerals are critical to much of
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the world's technology Rebel groups have
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long fought over control of Eastern
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Congo's mineral wealth and the conflict
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has often pitted ethnic groups against
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one another with civilians forced to
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flee their homes according to local
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observers South African National Defense
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Force s NF said it has noted with
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concern the widespread circulation of a
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video on social media accompanied by
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misleading claims suggesting that S andf
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Forces surrendered to M23 Rebels we wish
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to set the record straight the footage
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in question depicts a white flag raised
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which is an outcome of discussion
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between the opposing fighting forces to
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agree on a ches to allow M23 to recover
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their dead in the vicinity of our base
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this will also open the rout for our
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troops to access medical facilities
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this is common practice in any War let
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members of the public not be alarmed by
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a video clip and its meaning the SF
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remains fully committed to its
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peacekeeping responsibilities under the
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United Nations stabilization mission in
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the Democratic Republic of Congo the
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South African military formation in
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another press release on Tuesday
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confirmed that three of its soldiers
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were killed by M23 Rebels during a heavy
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gun battle with the rebels around gumma
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airport on Monday adding that one of its
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soldiers who sustained injuries in
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previous days fight with the M23 Rebels
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have succumbed to the injuries or died
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bringing the total numbers of South
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Africa soldiers killed in recent days in
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gumma to 13 Kenya president Williams
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Ruto in a video broadcast on Monday said
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the escalating deteriorating peace and
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security situation in the DRC is of
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grave concern the human iian crisis is
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being exacerbated by ongoing military
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actions including the closure of experss
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in GMA I call for the immediate and
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unconditional cessation of hostilities
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emphasize the obligation of all parties
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to facilitate humanitarian access to
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affected populations and Ur both sides
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to pursue peaceful means to resolve this
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tragic conflict as chair of the EAC I
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call on the parties to the Luanda
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process and my brothers president Felix
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tii and president Paul kagame both of
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whom I have spoken to this evening to H
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the call for peace from the people of
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our region and the International
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Community after Consulting the heads of
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state of EAC member states we will
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conver an extraordinary Summit in the
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next 48 hours to chart the way forward
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the EAC stands ready to forge stronger
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collaboration with the African Union
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Southern African development community
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and the International Community in
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encouraging the Waring parties to give
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priority to dialogue according to New
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York Times the United States on Tuesday
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advised us Nationals to leave the
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Democratic Republic of Congo on
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commercial flights after hundreds of
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protesters attacked several foreign
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embassies and a United Nations building
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in the capital Kinshasa due to an
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increase in violence throughout the city
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of Kinshasa the US Embassy in kinasa
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advises US citizens to shelter in place
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and then safely depart One commercial
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options are available a security alert
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published on the embassy's website raid
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the embassy issued the notice at the end
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of a tumultuous day in kinasa where the
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state department reported violent
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protests at multiple US government
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buildings we had on Monday reported that
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thousands of prisoners at M prison
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facility in gumma the capital city of
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North k in the Democratic Republic of
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Congo may have set themselves free after
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M23 Rebels took control of GMA early
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morning on Monday with videos posted
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online showing civilians flooding back
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to GMA and welcoming the M23 rebels in a
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rousing manner earlier on Monday we also
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reported that one of the most troubled
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countries in Africa Democratic Republic
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of KGO government has bu civilian
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residents in the country to CLA streets
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today Monday the 27th of January 2025
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just as M23 Rebels are now in control of
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GMA after killing the conges military
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commander over 9 South Africa soldiers a
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total of 12 un peacekeepers forcing
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other conges soldiers to surrender their
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weapons before the 3:00 a.m. Monday 27
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2025 deadline set we had earlier in the
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month reported that M23 rebels in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo early this
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year Advanced and since the town of
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maissi SE perial the conges government
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sent 172 death Ro prisoners to execution
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as with 102 already confirmed executed
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while the government kept mom on the
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third batch of 70 prisoners including
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the May 19th 2024 37 cou plotters who
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were convicted and sentenced to death in
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September 2024 just as the country
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Minister of Justice constant mut
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threatened journalists with death
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penalty in to relent the activities of
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armed group he described as Rwanda Army
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and its M23 o
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