🇨🇩 Congo and the General | People & Power
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- The Democratic Republic of Congo has been engulfed in conflict of one sort or another since 1996.
The fighting, between the government and a complex, ever-shifting array of rebel militias, has resulted in the deaths of an estimated six million people and the injury, rape and forced displacement of a great many more.
The international community has tried many times to help the country resolve some of these problems - or at least to mitigate their consequences - with the United Nations maintaining a peacekeeping presence since 1999. Known as MONUSCO (United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DR Congo), it is currently the largest and most expensive such mission in the world, comprising 21,000 uniformed personnel from 50 different nations with a budget of just under $1.5bn.
But for all its size and resources, the force has frequently been criticised in the past for being ineffectual, overcautious and for failing to meet its responsibility to protect the country's vulnerable citizens from harm.
In practice this has meant that while civilians have frequently sought and found sanctuary at UN bases, its troops have rarely been allowed to venture out of those compounds to engage with the armed groups and militias. Indeed, on more than one occasion, the most brutal acts have been carried out even as the peacekeepers looked on. For example, as recently as last July, a militia known as Mai Mai Cheka took over a town called Pinga, decapitated civilians and threw the severed heads at the local UN base, shouting: "Take these, you’re the ones who like meat."
But at long last things are changing. The UN force now has sharper teeth and new rules of engagement.
In March last year, the UN Security Council sanctioned the creation of a new Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), made up of 3,000 well-equipped combat troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi and gave it a mandate to "neutralise and disarm" the various armed groups.
It was a crucial decision because it meant that for the first time in the organisation's history, soldiers wearing the UN blue helmet were being allowed to go on the offensive, rather than having to sit helplessly by as atrocities took place. In other words, the peacekeepers could become peacemakers.
As it took shape last summer, this beefed-up force was placed under a new commander, Lieutenant-General Carlos Santos Cruz, an energetic 62-year-old Brazilian. He was tasked with cutting through the inertia that has brought the UN so much criticism in the past.
Half-way through his one year appointment it is already clear the general has wrought some dramatic changes.
The first tangible signs of the new approach came towards the end of last year when the Congolese Army, the FARDC, closely supported by the new UN force, successfully defeated the rebel M23 group, which had humiliated the FARDC a year earlier when they marched largely unopposed into Goma, the regional capital of North Kivu province.
On that occasion the UN did not intervene, even when troops from both sides went on a rampage of looting and raping women and children in the area. But in October and November 2013, under General Santos Cruz's watchful eye and provided with better training, intelligence, back-up and logistics support, the FARDC was both more effective and (for that moment at least) more disciplined. Crucially, the fact that they were also fighting alongside a potent UN force that was prepared to go on the offensive made a significant difference.
As the general explained later, this new proactive stance is now the UN's guiding principle in the DR Congo. "We are going to protect the civilians, eliminate and neutralise the threats," he said. "We are not going to wait for the threat to come here against the civilians."
To find out what this means in practice, People & Power went behind the scenes with the general and his FIB force as they consolidated their gains, gathered intelligence on rebel activity, and prepared to launch a new joint UN/FARDC offensive.
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R.I.P My Colonel Mamadou Ndala ... thank you for the love of your country, your courage and your endless will ... you were great and you will remain so in our hearts.
R.I.P. Colonel Mamadou
He was a true colongelese
you will always be missed by many may God keep you in highest place,till we meet col mamadou madala
Hope his dreams about beautiful and peaceful DRC will turn into reality🙏🙏🙏 mhsrip
Its soo beautiful & green ,the land is soo fertile its unbelievable ,we as Africans need to come together & invest in our beautiful land - dont understand why we at war with ourselves
Luba Dyasi have stop trying to top one another and work as a team.
we are not...we're just turned against each other for some foreigner's interest and it's just not easy to recover from the trap we're in
jonathan Rachid African tribes have been at each other's throats long before any foreigner has made contact with them.
jonathan Rachid African tribes have been at each other's throats long before any foreigner has made contact with them.
erik shure
this has nothing to do with tribal war. Yes there are some people who just can't stand each other due to historical fact but this is something that doesnt even have a mention "tribe" in it. Tribal wars can never last decades. If they occur no matter the place it's short termed. Stop finding petty reason to cover serious issues.
Brave Brazilians fighting for human rights
amazing documentary congo seems like a beautiful country sad there is conflict in that country
It is a beautiful country, but there is no state, even calling it a banana republic would be too much honor (jic I'm half congolese - Rwandan, belgian (so no racial connation)) and born there in Goma. I get the PR stunt, it's a rich region and in the years to come you need to be pro Congolese gov or the Chinese will leave with the juicy contracts. But geopolitics aside in what world is it normal that the so called special forces of the RDC are drinking bottles (not a glass) of Wodka before battle and that in front of foreign journalists...Do you honestly believe tht soldiers that are drunk (probably drugged as well) will go to battle?? My wild guess is that they will go on raping whatever woman they can find (when there are no cameras), killing, stealing (as the soldiers don't get paid there). And that is exactly why some communities are taking rebellious actions. Perhaps instead of giving so much attention to the nationalist side of the story, Al Jazeera should interview the M23 actors and ask them why & how they started their rebellions and why their family members are living in neigboring countries. As a fyi, 60% of Congolese refugees are living in Rwanda, I would invite anyone to go and talk to the Congolese community in Rwanda that has access to healthcare, work, security and a dignified way if living what they think of the situation. I can garantee that it won't be the same story as that pro bolsenaro brazilian general...What would solve this situation is a Federalisation of Congo at worst, at best redrawing the borders of Congo in smaller states and have local communities take ownership. And that would bring Wakanda !
I'm proud to be Malawian, i see a lot of Malawi flags on those UN peace keepers shoulders. Keep up a good work our heroes.
UN peace keepers failed to their mission how can you spend 25 years in the country without bring peace we want them out of Congo everyday people are getting killed what are there doing ?
With no mandate to counter rebels no need for UN peace keepers in DRC.
Long Live Colonel Mamadou Moustapha Ndala. The greatest to ever walk the grounds of Congo.
Sadly Colonel Mamadou Ndala is fallen
Rip Col. Mamadou :(
Look! I was in Congo 🇨🇩 when UNICEF Lories pretended to bring aide protected by these guys to Rwnadan refugees but guns were underneath the food after the lorry toppled. there is more to be gained by their countries by their presence, don't be fooled. Why would Brazil or any other nation care if an African country succeed.
Democratic Republic Of Congo Fomer Zaire. 😭😭😭
Um General respeitoso, do poderoso e glorioso exército do Brasil, deixou seu lar para lutar no congo, diversos brasileiros serviram naquele país, para nós brasileiros que temos uma doutrina militar honrosa é ofensivo ler seu comentário, O PODEROSO BRASIL atuou no Congo, negar isso é um insulto a minha pátria, e a diversos brasileiros extremamente orgulhosos
Long live Congo.
Of course.They will never tell the truth.
😳😳 no way🙆🏽♀️
nice general,he fight all its life to save the other and only few will remember him..true heroes arent on tv.
Am glad Am featured in this documentary
I wish you the very best for what you are doing for your country .
Actually I went there as part of UN Force Intervention Brigade.
Noel Chakhame bwana mantis
indundi
Big up
Thanks for this togetherness in ensuring peace and stability..development will be next in these areas.
General Cruz, a legend Brazilian commando has fought in the front lines with his soldiers. He doesn’t need to be there but he is there risking his life and defeating the enemy.
I just wish al the bestm..pity as that soldier say .."Tutakufa kwa nchi yetu."
nawatakia heri na ushindi kwenu.
mouvie
Congo will Win after Yissa'yah congo/Jesus makes His second RETURN.. We shall rule over the heathens that took part in destroying Kongo. UN is the Evil organization Africa should come out of
@@yahcanonbenisrael650 Maybe not..
The govt soldiers are just as dangerous as the rebels. They don't get paid enough, so prey on the civilian population that they claim to protect. Very sad indeed.
There will never be peace in DRC for as long as Museveni and Paul Kagambe are in power,period.
+ilocha juba I think you are correct,,
You are 100% correct..but you forgot about Joseph kabila..he needs to leave congo..
i can see the usual blame game. Get serious.
Wzley Jcks NO NO NO you ARE TOTALLY WRONG!!!
Yes I agree with you 100%
My congolese brothers and sisters please stop the war our children's are dying, we can live and work together as a one people, remember no one else can resolve your problems but your self, please peace and love is possible
We Congolese all want peace in Congo. Someone among the STRANGERS don't.
No one else is strangers but us, Remember we’ve said Mobutu is the problem he was violently removed and you’ve said Kabila is the solution but few years down the road you’ve said it again Kabila is more problems now Félix is the answer but with more problems,So let me tell you who’s going to be next president 2023 the answer is Kabila for two and mandates again, So the question is what kind of changes people of Congo wants? Remember it is raping killing still going on in Congo every second on the name of democracy right in front of UN army
Col. Mamadou Ndalla is a hero in congo. He was killed by his own comrade's in army because of insecurities and jealousy.
how civilized is man when we cannot even protect the defenseless children and wildlife in the most beautiful place on planet earth?
Mamadou's al jazeera documentary, showed how patriotic he was
Who supply the weapons and ammunition.. how do these rebels get the weapons. There is no weapon company in Africa.
Those old AK's will forever keep circulating the world.
NN FANDBONDI TRUE, NO WEAPON COMPANY IN AFRICA
Exactly!
Victor bout
Which country in africa that produce the weapons and supply? This is the Western countries games they a behind every thinking
My congolese brothers and sisters please stop the war put down the wepen we can live work together as one Congo, I wish you all merry Christmas and Happy New Year may God bless and protecte all these enocent children's in everywhere in unnecessary war zone Sudan central africa Burundi Libya Iraq Syria Sudan burkina faso togo many more south of America I wish you happiness halty freedom peace to all of us, yes you all kind of religions ethnic groups we can live and work together as God children's, thank you
Mr Santos Cruz, you are my hero. Keep it up!
Horrible when I see small children suffering as such and politicians keep on doing Nothing! Why World is done as such????????????? I CRY ...................
How heartbreaking ! Unbelievable.
When will we africans realize that "divided we fall together we stand" . Outside forces will always take advantage of how divided we are.
I honestly thought that it was the real capture of the leader...
what took so long for agressive action? Anything less just defeats the point.
Exactly my thought! I'm Congolese and I left my country in 1996. I stopped relying on the UN for a change in my country long time ago.
corruption
The UN could make a difference if they wanted to but they pocket all the money and send brave men from other 3rd world countries like these Brazilians to fight . Theyre Warriors all the way everyone of em including the Congolese
Mamadou what a hero 🦁🦁
RIP Gen NDALA
May his soul rest in peace he was one of the best General
Tough looking General
Hahaha yes, he is Brazilian. We joke about it all the time.
@@anandadaquino3604 Alberto Santos Cruz, será lembrado na história por desafiar o capitãozinho expulso do exército condenado por terrorismo, sim! aquele que roubava lona de paraquedas, General santos cruz estará junto de gloriosos militares como:
Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca: Que criou o clube militar e impediu que os barões utilizassem o exército como capitão do mato, além de ter lutado 5 anos na guerra do Paraguai e perdido 3 de seus irmãos
Marechal CÂNDIDO RONDON: Que junto ao presidente Nilo Peçanha fundaram o serviço de proteção ao índio
Marechal Mascarenhas de Moraes: lutou na segunda guerra mundial liderando a FEB para libertar a Itália do nazifascismo
Marechal Henrique Teixeira Lott: que militou toda sua vida pela democracia e impediu o golpe de 1955 contra o presidente JK (que vale lembrar era militar também)
Enfim Brasil teve uma série de militares de pulso firme que honraram a farda que vestem, diferente do capitão terrorista, que nunca leu um livro.
my beautiful country so sad God please help us
yeah, it is a beautiful country, I've been there, I just went to Goma but wanna go to Kisangani, Bukavu and Kinshasa, I had a lot of trouble there with pictures at some point some fisherman wanted to kill me ( about 30 of them) just because I took a picture of lake Kivu, but I still want to return to this vast and unexplored land.
😂😂😂😂😂
Look how the country lush and green so much wealth and they are blind
And I'm over here worrying about college. LOL
Glad somethings being done about this finally!
WOW DRC IS BEAUTIFUL
they never showed up 100 years ago. thats why the rebels are in the bush today. and its way more than 20 years read about the rubber and what happened.
+arturo bellot Exactly it is deeper than what people actually think.
they should change that light blue helmet color its a walking target
Easy shots
if they attack they reveal there position so its very risky
It sucks. What a paradise compared to mamy nations. Gotta be the most beautiful cou try on earth. Good looking girls. So sad they cant find a good way out of the strife
diseased hmm it depends
look at KINSHASAORCHESTRA VIDEO,,PLZ
Congo is very beautiful country. 15.10.2020.
ooh God that beautiful land is woow
xxxx videos
Brasil!!!
You all need to stop these wars in the D.R.C , it's a distraction while the local worrying about the war .the real rebel bandits taking out u resources.they put you all to fight like dogs.
games only they always do here,the colonel Mamadou defeated the rebels and is dead,when the negociations with the rebels continued
say no to every war.
Ameriican heros family. We will always love y'all and stand up for all lifes matter God bless your families and so do I. Keep your head up high God walks with us and cares means a lot stay safe and warm. Merry Christmas and Happy holidays heros
Ameen
Este sr..digo..u exmo sr oficial general santos Cruz foi o unico general de caráter e dignidade e que enalteceu e enaltece u invicto exército brasileiro de Caxias....prova maior e quê ele..santos cruz ficou apenas e tão sómente entre.3 a 4 meses no desgoverno bosoliciano..digo.governo Bolsonaro...santos cruz...este sr general....tem e merece u meu...respeito e admiração...SANTOS CRUZ...este nome..tem homrra..
please let's bring peace is better
When talking of Force Intervention Brigade, one has to talk of Tanzania, which has a larger proportion of troops, the first in building FIB and yet it plays a big role up to date. It would be fair to show at least a few clips of Tanzanian forces.
There are some documentaries that feature your country...just be proud we're all on the same side..Malawian soldiers put up as much effort as Tanzanian soldiers so why you being too proud??🤦♂️🚮
As long as America has interest in this country, it will never know peace. America has been interfering with this country since Independence. Most of the mineral needed for American weapon can be obtained in this country.
not only America but all the international powers, China as well.
True.
but the officer is not from usa
Feknse
yinkoos idiot theirs no us intervation in Congo
I love you sister and brothers
The UN soldiers that fight are Africans, meanwhile the non blacks just walk around with guns in safe areas.... It's irrelevant but raises questions. In my time in congo I had almost never seen an african AN soldier.
The weapon industry earns a lot of money.
I don't know why we don't spend more money in Africa the land look way better than in the Middle East
Ruben Ramirez no way we don't want Africa to end up like the middle East
what a beautiful panorama, unfortunately war war war
I don't see any unification
good job but why not show full operation?
The heart of a human is very weaked.God will juge one day.
first make problem den you send de troops.
Exactly. The playbook of the UN has been exposed and it's heartbreaking to realize that the agenda of the UNITED Nations is to DIVIDE and conquer. I do not understand how any country, any person, can continue to support not only UN operations but the UN organization itself. Their history shows that they are not deployed to an area to provide humanitarian protection unless they are the reason the unrest exists in the first place which is almost always a tool for exploitation.
Amazing doc
I love my country
Nothing to be gain by the fools that fight their own self the reward is only destruction and death
Not the first aggressive action by the UN-Korean conflict was. History is a tough subject for journalists.
2006 i was in Congo under the un am a south African soldier in goma
This is a joke! I'm not for private armies of the likes of Blackwater but if you want to get things done in Africa, and want rid of these thugs, Malawian UN soldiers aren't gonna cut it. Malawians are great people, mostly honest as the day is long, but they are about as aggressive as a sedated sloth. The South African army is about as effective as their ruling party. Get Executive Outcomes to sort the rebels out. It should only take a few weeks.
yeh a right bunch of crooks,,
am happy that malawi oso take part of this
Let's stay safe I'm the child of God. He sent me here to check on his people's he love I love you altool
who is here🇧🇷 like me🇰🇪
Big problem here infiltration inside army's force 😢😢😭
Unfortunately the M23 resurfaced funded and armed by some rougue neighbors..we need to end this madness and selfishness
Came back for 7:34 😁
This should have been the breadbasket of Africa, so sad to think about this
The source of conflict is high tech companies..... lets reach out to those CEO s
First time the UN is killing. And it’s in Africa.
Just wondering where the rebels get all their artillery from. Rebels seem so powerful that the government of Kinshasa cant deal without help. People are getting rich out of this war, someone is selling weapons, that is the person to block
The question should be how many years have u been there? and I can see some people here blame other countries, but who should we really blame? oooh poor DRC
-se eu nao me engano, tambem ha outros soldados brasileiro na UN em Congo!
They chased Mobutu and they got « this »
Kenya has capacity and will do bring peace here
I would never trust them un Devils
Brazil can't even bring peace to their own country.
Of course their can!
They just don't do cause crime is a very lucrative business.
Lil.big. Pac maxàmedßheble
Lil.big. Pac African continent has been raped by the White since 1500century .They shared African and sociological,physiological oppress us into submission,in order to steal billions of dollars in resources.America and Europe secretly sell weapons and ammunition to rebels and training terrorists attacks against government who refused to follow they rules and wish.Are Africans not capable of ruling ourselves
Tornciti I doubt that. Most whites didn't even know how to clean themselves properly,and build until they met black Egyptians
Tornciti So what! Better than destroying the ecosystem with your actions. Now, with your weapons, the whole world can be destroyed.! That's smart people.
Too heated man surely
They say to neutralise which means KILL
I love the elephants
when you do some things for congolease do it un french because most of congolease are french speakink or you can translet in french or lingala , swahili , tshiluba , kikongo this is us languages
The Question is if UNISOM did it in Somalia,thwarted Al shebab,why UN now in DRC??
God is one
I love you all
Why should the so called earthly bosses make people suffer like that?
Ha my God we need yr intervation in est of congo.always we lose yr people for nothing pls help us
There will never be peace if what they so called peacekeepers still exist...leave Congolese to solve their own differences
That's the fact
Facts 💯 They create the war ,and while pretending solving the problems they extract the natural resources
That cadpat tho
You can do farming on your own land if soil is healthy
Right! UN is their first buyers.
They will be a time when the weaked will no longer exist upon the face of the earth....including all this no sense,who can make peace in this suffering land UN???
I need you all to help come together with the Americans need to show me where the lost ones bodies are we will get food supplies housing stores transportion
What's the reason of this long time war?
It all started from the war of Tutsi and utus, tutsis migrated to Congo after gettin killed by utus then they started rebel groups
where are they in Beni and Butembo?
Lol Beni is my name
You will have security lights for safety I'm sorry it took so long
Why rwenzori region especially bayiira suffering since 19AD?
8:03 is that patriot a musician also
Up to now they failed .. Only UPDF of Uganda can do it
The UN needs to drop the blue helmets, what good is the camouflage with that on your head.
Fly safe get all radars operating working
Al Jazeera make also documentary about corruption in your own country most corrupt in the world QTAR