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Congo Govt Begs Civilians To Flood Streets As M23 Takeover Goma
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#Breaking News #Cirimwami #Congo #Constant #DRC #Goma #Kinshasa #Kivu #Masisi #Mutamba #Peter #Rwanda #Sake ©January 27th, 2025 ®January 27, 2025 4:43 One of the most troubled countries in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo government has begged civilian residents in the country to flood streets today Monday, 27 January 2025 just as M23 rebels are now in control of Goma, after killing the Congolese military commander, over nine South Africa soldiers, a total of 12 UN Peacekeepers, forcing other Congolese soldiers to surrender their weapons before the 3:00am Monday 27, 2025 deadline set. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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one of the most troubled countries in
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Africa Democratic Republic of Congo
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government has burned civilian residents
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in the country to flood streets today
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Monday the 27th of January 2025 just as
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M23 Rebels are now in control of GMA
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after killing the congales military
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commander overnight South Africa
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soldiers a total of 12 un peacekeepers
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forcing other conges soldiers to
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surrender their weapons before the 3:00
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a.m. Honday 27 2025 deadline set few
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hours ago local media reported with
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photographs whereing men of the Armed
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Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo
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were seen handing over their weapons to
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un peacekeepers in gumma City before the
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3:00 a.m. deadline set by the M23 Rebels
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who have issued evacuation order for all
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conges military and foreign soldiers to
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leave the GMA city as the closed GMA
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airace conges Minister of Justice
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constant in response to the M23 Rebels
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advancing postures issued statements via
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his ex social media handle calling and
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begging civilian residents in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo to take to
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the streets in Kinshasa the Congo
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Capital today Monday the 27th of January
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2025 to take charge to free the country
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from M23 Rebels I call for a popular
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match against randan aggression this
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Monday January 27th 2025 in kinasa
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starting at 9 a.m. let us take charge to
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free our lands from the hands of the
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Invader Homeland or death we will win
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alongside President tishi we will fight
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until the Supreme sacrifice to defend
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our their Homeland the land of our
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ancestors I invite the population to
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take to the streets to denounce this
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Rwandan aggression imposed on us by the
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forces of evil Homeland or death we will
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win the Congolese minister of Justice
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constant mutas stated on Sunday
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thousands of civilians had fled the town
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of GMA in the north K region in order to
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survive using any possible means as M23
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militias Advanced sweetly posing a
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serious threat to the town the South
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Africa National Defense Force SF in a
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media statement on Saturday had claimed
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that his men and his counterparts have
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pushed back the M23 Rebels advancing
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towards in the Eastern Republic of Congo
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but on Sunday the South African military
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formation announced the killing of nine
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of his men by the M23 rebels in gumma in
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a media statement the South African
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military formation said Parliament
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Sunday the 26th of January 2025 The
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Joint standing committee on defense has
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lent with sadness the death of nine
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members of the South African National
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Defense Force SF in the Eastern
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Democratic Republic of of Congo DRC
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after the intense confrontation with M23
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Rebel group in that country the soldiers
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form part of the Southern African
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development Community mission in the DRC
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and the United Nations organization
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stabilization mission in the Democratic
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Republic of the Congo while the
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committee acknowledges the Gallant
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resistance by our forces the loss of
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nine members of the SF is serious and
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requires investigation to prev
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recurrence some of the issues that must
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be looked into include the combat
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preparedness defense intelligence
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capabilities and specifically the
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availability of combat support equipment
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including air support and ammunition
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said Mr malusi gigaba the company
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chairperson of the committee The Joint
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standing committee on defense of the
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sixth Parliament raised concern
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regarding serviceability of Prime
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mission equipment and Readiness of the
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mission for deployment the capacity
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ation of our soldiers is a primary
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obligation that the S andf must ensure
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this is one area of oversight the
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committee aims to enhance in the 7 AG
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Parliament to ensure that the SF has
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adequate equipment to respond to any
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eventuality due to the seriousness of
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the matter the committee will urgently
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schedule a meeting to get a full
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briefing on the incident as well as the
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overall status of the deployment it is
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important that that we get a full
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briefing from the minister the acting
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Secretary of Defense and the chief of
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the SF not only on the incident but also
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on the status of the mission and the
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availability of adequate equipment for
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SF members deployed in DRC and in any
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Mission said Mr fona the company
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chairperson of the committee the court
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chairpersons extended the committee's
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heartfelt condolences to the bereaved
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families of members who lost their lives
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and wish soldiers who were injured a
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speedy recovery furthermore the
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chairpersons assured the families that
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the committee will use its interaction
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with the Department to find answers to
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understand what occurred and to use its
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ongoing efforts to strengthen the
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capacity of the S andf M23 rebels in the
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Democratic Republic of Congo DRC on
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Monday morning said they have taken over
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GMA according to a news report by a sky
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news reporter in gumma City some hours
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ago
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according to local media the escalating
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and advancing combat sted early this
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year by M23 Rebels has been a major
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conflict to have erupted in eastern
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Democratic Republic of Congo DRC marking
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one of the deadliest attacks on
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peacekeepers in recent years as at on
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Sunday at least 12 peacekeepers
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including nine South African and three
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malawian soldiers were killed during
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clashes with M23 Rebels the rebels
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primarily of totsi ethnicity have
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encircled GMA a key City with 2 million
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residents and a vital humanitarian H
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attacking from several fronts killing
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conges and the foreign soldiers before
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the city finally fell to their control
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on Monday after other Coalition forces
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surrendered their arms as demanded by
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the rebel group meanwhile the Rwandan
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government has expressed concerns about
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statements issued by various parties on
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the security crisis in eastern
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Democratic Republic of Congo where the
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M23 Rebels have intensified their
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offensive attacks since early January
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misguided or manipulative statements do
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not provide any solutions the Ministry
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of Foreign Affairs warned in a statement
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issued on Sunday January 26
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2025 the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC
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particularly the recent heavy fighting
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around GMA was triggered by constant
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violations of the cire by the koles
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Armed Forces FC in Coalition with un
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sanction genocidal militia ldlr European
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mercenaries ethnic militias wasu
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burundian Armed Forces Sid RC forces as
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well as monusco troops the Rwanda
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foreign Ministry noted that the United
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Nations had confirmed in their reports
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that the let Major General Peter sirami
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the military governor of North K who was
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killed during fighting around SE served
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as leasin with the fdlr and was
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responsible for sabotaging planned
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operations by the FC to neutralize the
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leaders of the
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fdlr this fighting close to the Rwanda
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border continues to present a serious
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threat to rwanda's security and
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territorial integrity and necessitates
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rwanda's sustained defensive posture the
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ministry said 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 seized the town of
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maissi s perial the cones government
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sent 172 death row prisoners to
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execution as with 102 already confirmed
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executed while the government kept M on
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the third BGE 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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threaten journalists with death penalty
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if they relate the activities of armed
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group he described as Rwanda Army and
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its M23 auxiliaries on Sunday Al jazer
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reported that the M23 Rebels and the
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conges Army are still in heavy gun
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battle in maissi since the rebel group
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took control of the Town more than a
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week ago Al jazer report on Sunday
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contradicted the statement issued 3 days
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ago by the conges Minister of Justice
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constant mut that the koles Army and the
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pro government Rebels have recaptured
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the sound of maissi from the M23 Rebels
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on his ex social media handled 3 days
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ago the Congo Justice Minister constant
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muta tweeted in a French language as
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translated by Google to state that Bravo
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to our Arm Forces of Democratic Republic
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of Congo FDC and rebel group fighting
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together with Congo military against M23
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was ELO for the recapture of maissi the
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enemy is in disarray any political actor
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Civil Society journalists religious who
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rela the activities of the Rwandan Army
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and its M23 auxiliaries will now suffer
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the full force of the law death penalty
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our territorial Integrity is not up for
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sell it would be recalled that 37
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alleged cou plotters including three
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Americans were convicted and sentenced
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to death in September 2024 by a kinasa
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military Court in a trial against the f
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c of May 19th 2024 in the Democratic
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Republic of the Congo
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DRC 51 people were Tried by the military
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Court in kinasa the capital of DRC with
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the hearing broadcast on National
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Television the three Americans sentenced
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to death were convicted for the offenses
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of criminal Association attack and
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terrorism including marel Malanga son of
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Christian Malanga the alleged leader of
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the attempted C
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DRC Army stated that an attempted coup
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led by little known opponent Christian
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manga was named in the board early May
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19th
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2024 six people including Christian
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Malanga himself were killed the poas
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attacked the residents of vital C then
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Deputy Prime Minister before intruding
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the P de la Nation where the offices of
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DRC president Felix teaches
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are located videos posted online showed
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the attackers dressed in military
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uniforms and displaying the Z flag
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claimed in the video that they wanted to
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change things in the management of the
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Republic zya officially the Republic of
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zya was the name of the Democratic
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Republic of Congo DRC from 1971 to
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1997 Christian Malanga formed the United
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Congolese party in 201 and advocated for
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the return of zya in 2017 he created a
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government in Exile in Brussels Belgium
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giving birth to the so-called new Zia
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Marcel Malanga who was born in Utah
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United States and two other Americans
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stood trial and they were sentenced to
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death M23 Rebels anded group the
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government of Democratic Republic of
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Congo claimed is allegedly supported by
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Rwanda have taken control of maissi a
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key town in eastern Congo exacerbating
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the Region's ongoing humanitarian crisis
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the town is estimated to be home to
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around 40,000 people and it is
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Agricultural and mineral Rich area
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located in North K Province local
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observers said that the culture follows
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the breakdown of Angola mediated peace
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talks between kules President phelix
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tshi and Rwandan president Paul kagame
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in December
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2024 while the M23 rebels fighting has
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built more tension the Congolese
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government says it has executed 102 men
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in the past week with plans to execute
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70 more constant mber the country's
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Minister of Justice stated in a
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statement that 45 were killed in late
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December 2024 with 57 executed in early
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January 2025
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he sent the men aged 18 to35 where armed
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robbers and orand bandits known locally
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as coers newa added that the executions
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took place at Anga prison in Northwest
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Congo a video posted online showed a
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flight of 71 people arrived at angam but
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the government is yet to comment on the
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status of the prisoners Newber who is
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overseeing the executions said the third
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B will be executed so the first two have
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already undergone the measure of
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execution by the death penalty while
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some have welcomed the government's
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decision to execute the prisoners as a
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means of restoring order and Security in
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the cities others are concerned about
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the risks of abuse and human rights
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violations it may be remembered that
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Congo abolished the death penalty in
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1981 but it was restated in
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2006 the last ex execution took place in
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2003 in March 2024 the Congolese
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government announced the resumption of
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capital
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executions the reinstated death penalty
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was intended for military personnel
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accused of treason according to close
14:16
Watchers Amnesty International while
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condemning the execution of the
14:20
prisoners issued a press statement and
14:23
stated that President Tish must hold
14:26
plans to carry out Mass executions
14:29
responding to reports that more than 170
14:32
people under sentence of death have been
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transferred to angena prison for
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execution in the Democratic Republic of
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Congo DRC amnesty International's Deputy
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Regional director for East and Southern
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Africa Sarah Jackson said the
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announcement of this prison transfers is
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absolutely appalling we feir imminent
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Mass executions by the authorities amid
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a lack of reliable information about the
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status of people sentenced to death
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President Felix Tes must immediately
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publicly and unambiguously hold any
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plans to execute people in anganga
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prison or elsewhere Parliament should
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adopt a moratorium on executions pending
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full abolition of the death penalty we
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Fe imminent Mass executions by the
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authorities amid a lack of reliable
15:22
information about the status of people
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sentenced to death authorities must also
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stop m transfers to remote prisons
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including anganga where dozens of detes
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have previously died of Salvation and
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disease any person transferred from the
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local area must be moved to a facility
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that can be easily reached by lawyers
15:44
relatives and human rights organizations
15:46
and all should be informed of their
15:48
whereabouts Amnesty International added
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that on the 5th of January
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2025 drc's Justice Minister constant mut
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announced that more than 170 people
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allegedly linked to criminal guns
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commonly known as kulana or bandites had
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been transferred from the capital kinasa
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to Anga prison in Northwest DRC for
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execution he said those transferred to
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angena where between 18 and 35 years old
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and had been involved in Oban violence
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authorities have claimed resuming
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executions would help combat Oran guns a
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claim unsupported by any evidence
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president Felix T must immediately
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publicly and unambiguously hold any
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plans to execute people in anganga
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prison or elsewhere manga has previously
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threatened people suspected of links to
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criminal guns with arrest conviction and
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the death penalty even before trial in
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March 2024 drc's government announced it
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would resume executions following a two
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deade haos since then death sentences by
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military courts have solded these
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sentences often follow on F trials
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including against alleged members of
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criminal guns and armed groups Amnesty
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International opposes the death penalty
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in all cases Justice Minister constant
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muta also during the week tweeted and
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stated in on X social media handle that
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I have not given an interview to any
17:25
media much less to the AP on the
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operations to combat un mandatory zeroa
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Indo that the ministry of the interior
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and the ministry of Justice are
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conducting across the country the AP
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dispatch revealed false information I
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invite them to correct it in accordance
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with the law on freedom of the press
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Congolese laws provide for the death
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penalty and the mechanisms for its
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execution the Kun Oban Bandits tried and
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sentenced to death by our courts were
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transferred to high security prisons far
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from their place of arrest to serve
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their sentence in accordance with conges
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laws this phenomenon of Oban guns led to
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the overthrow of the hesan regime
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probably due to the absence of
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consistent modes of repression and
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dissuasion we will show founds against
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the kuluna who will be arrested and
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brought before the courts because the so
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death and desolation in society vaa
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courtin AP also reported that the
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Democratic Republic of Cong on Thursday
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B Al jazer Satellite News Network over
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its interview with the leader of a
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violent Rebel group that has ceased
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territory in the country's East in
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recent days separately the's Justice
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Minister threatened journalists and
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others who report on the M23 Rebels with
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the death penalty though there is no law
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officially Banning media from covering
18:51
Rebel groups there was no immediate
18:54
comment from Al jazer a pan Arab
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satellite television news network based
18:59
in Doha Kata according to DRC government
19:03
spokesperson Patrick muaya authorities
19:06
revoked press credentials of qatar's
19:09
broadcaster in DRC saying the network
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had interviewed the head of a terror
19:14
organization without proper
19:16
accreditation Al jazer on Wednesday
19:18
eared an interview with vetan bimar the
19:21
head of the M23 Rebel movement in the
19:24
Eastern
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DRC in the interview B the government in
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the capital Kinshasa for violating an
19:33
August six fire and claimed that M23 is
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waging an existential war l23 is the
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most prominent of more than 100 armed
19:42
groups active in the mineral Rich area
19:45
near the DRC border with Rwanda where
19:47
more than 1 million people were
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displaced by fighting last year a decade
19:52
ago the group seed the Border City of
19:55
GMA and in late 2021 captured swarts of
19:59
territory in eastern DRC alzer's
20:03
interview with bisim was tantamount to
20:06
an apology for terrorism and totally
20:08
unacceptable muaya told a news
20:10
conference urging journalists not to
20:13
give the floor to terrorists hours
20:16
earlier the's Justice Minister constant
20:19
mutas said on the social media platform
20:22
ex that anyone who reports on the
20:25
activities of the Rwandan Army and its
20:26
M23 auxiliaries will now suffer the full
20:30
force of the law death penalty the great
20:33
Le IM media also analyzed the
20:35
significance of the M23 control of
20:38
maissi and its consequences to the
20:40
congales Army as reported verbatim below
20:43
the first weekend of 2025 saw M23 SE two
20:48
more towns in North kibo Province maissi
20:51
Center and lurry were taken by the
20:54
rebels after heavy clashes with the
20:56
congales Army coalition analysts say
20:59
that one of the towns means a lot in the
21:01
escalating armed conflict populated with
21:05
about 40,000 residents maissi Center is
21:08
the capital of maissi territory it is
21:11
about 80 kilm north of GMA the capital
21:15
of North kibu given its geographical
21:18
location maissi Center has been a supply
21:21
area for the congales Army Coalition
21:24
their Logistics food stops and amions
21:28
were sent than before they were
21:29
distributed to different bases by
21:32
capturing maissi Center M23 Rebels have
21:36
cut off supplies to the vast koles army
21:38
coalitional forces they are likely to
21:41
withdraw as the C stay in their
21:43
positions while supplies cannot reach
21:45
them said a security analyst and
21:48
journalist based in gumma security
21:51
analysts predict that the rebels are
21:53
likely to move forward tonically an area
21:56
that has been stronghold of the FD LR
21:59
genocidal militia which Kinshasa treats
22:01
as a reliable fighting force against
22:04
M23 despite support from the burundian
22:07
Army sadc troops Eastern European
22:11
mercenaries American private military
22:14
companies and fdlr the Congolese Army
22:17
failed to push back M23 since its
22:20
Resurgence in let
22:26
2021 bringing you needs in a more
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