A Silent War, Stories of Human Suffering and Resilience in Congo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- "A Silent War: Stories of Human Suffering and Resilience in Congo" is a poignant documentary that sheds light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly in its eastern region. Through a compelling 28-minute narrative, the film delves into the lives of individuals who have been internally displaced due to persistent intercommunal militia attacks and military operations, unraveling the profound impact of the conflict on the Congolese people.
The documentary is set in the city of Goma, where countless individuals have been compelled to abandon their homes and livelihoods. Featuring firsthand accounts from internally displaced people (IDPs), it paints a vivid picture of the once-peaceful lives they led in their hometowns. The film navigates the intricacies of the conflict, implicating various entities, including the Congolese government, the Rwandan military, and armed rebel groups like the M23.
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Spread awareness. The same way the world is crying free Palestine we should be shouting free Congo aswell
Free Congo from what exactly??
@@meditatewithme1684 Exploitation, enslavement and foreign military
@@meditatewithme1684From exploiting its natural resource wealth and from sending weapons in order to cause chaos and havoc in the country. Hands off DR Congo.
@@honesthoseonly Congo can free itself. I’m talking about Mai Mai and all those little terrorist groups that don’t do any work but collect tax from their own people.
YES YES
Heartbreaking free CONGO now🇨🇩🇨🇩😢😢😢
Thank🙏🙏 you for this very captivating report, this is the reality of my country, of our province of North Kivu, we want peace, it is a clear message sent to the international community and to the whole world, My country is in bad shape.😢😢😢
What language is that?Kumbuka has the same meaning further south of Mozambique
Kiswahili
@@claudiolombene3018 The language is Swahili which is spoken in big part of North Kivu and DRC in general
Thank you for watching
I cry cry and cryyyyyyy for my country DRC
Free the oppressed free Congo free Palestine time for the people to cancel our government
Keep on praying bro God his with us 🇨🇩🙏
@@ImToxicGamingwe Kongo don’t support Palestine so why are you involving Palestine with our issues? Don’t you know that Arabs are racists as well? Don’t try to group us with all of other people. The fact that you had to mention Palestine on a video that got nothing to do with them shows that you don’t truly care about Kongo so stay out of our business
@@mukongo-p9c who are you to tell me what to speak on that’s what’s wrong with humans on earth now everybody is raised to believe another races is prejudice of another grow up and stand for all the oppressed across the world
@@ImToxicGaming Palestinians are the oppressors hamas is a Islamic terrorist organisation and what they are going through is on them and them alone, the same people you’re defending see themselves as superior to black Africans so why should I care or even defend them? Their cause has nothing to do with me or the Congolese.
See how green Is that country, its a very blessing country, may the LORD allmighty have mercy with Congo, they have sufferd alot.
Wazalendo, please do quickly and save Congolese. You are the only hope for this nation. @FreeCongo🇨🇩😭
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you are after the influence of the DRC government, but think like a free human and you will realize that Wazalendo should be fighting the government to properly govern the Nation.
no wonder why, as I am writing this WAZALENDO are fighting among themselves.
They missed the truth and the truth is that the government has failed for decades and needs a proper governance with no hatred and no division.
Any Kinyarwanda speaking congolese has same right as a lingala speaking congolese and once that is achieved.
DRC will begin another journey towards peace.
Asante ndugu.
Wazalendo are part of the problem because they're rebel groups too.
its heartbreaking. Thank you for this informative video 🙏🏽
I didn't realise this was happening atm in the congo 😮 I hope they have peace soon 🙏🏻 it's a cruel world we live in 💔
Whenever you see :" visit Rwanda" remember these forgotten slaves in the modern world that are busy minding their own life ..while Rwanda is busy looting minerals and organising chaos in this region.
Rwanda 🇷🇼❤❤❤❤❤
Toka kure
Don’t use rwanda as a scapegoat for your incompetent government.
Wazalendo,Burundian soldiers and D.R.C are killing the Tutsi.
dont use rwanda to cover up congos failure in its politics
@@FL-uv1xi 💣
in DRC there are more than 266 rebels' groups, and they are all in eastern Congo especially in north and south Kivu. people are killed every day and there no government presence. those who are supposed to protect people are the one causing problem. in if you always say M23 is the problem, conflict will never end. tribalism and corruption cause all these problems.
There’s no such thing as 266 rebels groups, they are all groups of Tribes who are protecting they land from those who want take it by force. Why is only one tribe who’s complaining out of 450 tribes ?
@@gking7836 go educate yourself you will know what am talking about. I am a Congolese from Kivu I know what I am talking about.
Sending prayers to mother Congo 💔💔💔🙏😭
How can I support in any way to help?
So much unnecessary human suffering.
Must stop. This makes me sad.
Peace for Congo 😢
Ohhhh God please help us. Help these people. This is heart breaking 💔. We want end of this war now
Tooo sad.
I am out of words.
My prayer is with u all in DRC...those who have died may God keep ur souls eternally
Peace is everything 🕊️ may they find it🇰🇪
Ooh!God my brothers and sisters are suffering...give them peace...Not let them be refugees in the there own country... Jesus Christ you're our savior,Protect them.Amen.
Well it looks like Jesus IS NOT PROTECTING THEM because if HE did they wouldn't be in this situation now would they.
Firstly, there is no God. Belief in a God has as much evidence as belief in a flat earth.
She was given more freedom then where i live
As long there is greed and corruption, people are the only one suffering.
Our mother land Africa ❤ the strongest beings there is,some day we will get out of these mess caused by Caucasian (pink coloured) through colonialism, imperialism,and bribery of them greedy leaders😢
If those “ caucasian “ ( you don’t even know what caucasian is btw) “ pink colored “ BS are you problem , then why weren’t they problem for countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Qatari, UAE , Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong , China etc . All these countries were colonized by “ pink colored “ caucasians, BS. Why is it only you that even today you keep blaming them , instead of focusing on your own leaders and charlatans in your communities which never address real problems but only accuse the “ pink colored “ man ?!
That’s the reason why you don’t move forward Bc you never adress your real problems but only talk racist nonsense about “ pink colored “ people.
You’re not better then anyone else , pink or no pink . So stop vomiting poison here!
Very sad how we humans have treated each other.
Eish dear God bless African the war have to stop
Please God do something for my people I beg you please 🙌😭😭😭
I believe Kenya should protect Kiswahili speakers everywhere including North Kivu and Eastern DRC in general. The government is so corrupt that it cannot guarantee security of it's people, of women and Children. Our army should go there and create a buffer zone and bring peace in Eastern DRC
KDF walirudi nyumbani...I would really like to know what is Kenya's position in the restoration of peace in DRC.
@@fionagaceri4354 Kenya would like to have a peaceful DRC as a strategic partner in trade and social development
We don’t want you Kenyans in our land as you’re allies with our enemies. You people don’t protect nor do you do anything useful. You was in Kongo for more than a year with the EAC but didn’t manage to do anything. Not only were you supporting our enemies but the other day KENYA allowed for the same rebels that’s causing the war in Kongo to declare a joint coalition live in Kenya and their plan to wage a war against our government. Kenya aren’t our friends so don’t you mind our business, we don’t need your help.
DR is not united .they also want foreign armies to come and fight M23 on their behalf..deluded folks
@@perezscholes9110 no they don’t, and I can tell you’re a M23/RDF sympathiser. People like you are behind the war. You will pay one day.
Whoever started this war 😢God is watching 👀
It is sad that Rwanda and the USA started it by supplying weapons to Rwanda to steal the mineral resources from DRC
Oh my God 😢😢
We allow the wolfs to take our livelihood and minerals then innocently accept medical treatment from them....I shed tears for Africa.
Oh God I'm tired of the world 😢
Why don't you show the camps of the Tutsi in Bwiza and abroad?
The solar system doesn't evolve around tutsis. Congo has 400+ ethnic groups, yet people among only 1 are the problem.
You're not unique as you think
@@globetrotter-qs6keand that's why you think you can kill Tutsi as long as you want and there will be no reaction because you will be killing one tribe among the 450 tribes lol that's where you got it wrong,your mentality is very cheap and low being one tribe among 450 did not stop them from standing up and defend themselves and now you are crying the war this the war that when you are actually the initiators,so why continuing to play victims by blaming Rwanda?why calling all those foreign countries (south africa,tanzania,burundi,malawi,russian mercenaries,hutu genocidaires fdlr)to come help you fight M23 a Tutsi army that has stood up to defend themselves and their ancestors land?you thought you would finish them in no time because they are just one tribe,God is fighting on their side he can't allow you to finish them all as you wish.
Exactly they should go to Rwanda,Uganda and Kenya to visit and show the world the camps of Tutsi congolese who fled the same government of congo and its allies(fdlr,mai mai,etc)that are killing them.
Its sad no one is talking about this. Same with the civil war still ongoing myanmar no one talks about it.
The humanitarian crisis is very sad but please please @VOAAfrica try and also try understand the root cause of the conflict not just interviewing the current refugees but also those scattered around the region for almost 30 years who can't go back to their ancestral lands and who occupies them today and as for Michela Wrong stop lying it was president Paul Kagame who lobbied for DRC to join EAC. Try and do fair reporting not justifying DRC's government incompetence.
I want to help them, but how can i get in contact with ppl who are there and will actually help
And everybody only talks about Palestinians who chose terrorism. This situation is worse so worse😮
Je te dis
to resurrect my humanity l watch some of this. to remind me of the inhumanities going in our mother land AFRICA
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We need to fight for this beautiful continent we need all African countries to be set free no country in Africa it's free before we fight for others let's first fight for ourselves we need totally freedom ✊
ITS ALWAYS THE POOR THAT SUFFER WHILE THE RICH CORRUPT POLITICIANS THAT ARE TO BLAME FOR THE SHIT NEVER GET THE PUNISHMENT THEY DESERVE!! IM SO SICK AND TIRED OF CORRUPT POLITICIANS & CORRUPT JUDGES AND CORRUPT LAWYERS!! THE WORLD HAS GONE TO SHIT REAL FAST!😢🤬
Those operating mines there are the cause of instability there in DRC.
If DRC is too big to govern, why not divide it into smaller governable states. So that control on mining could be enhanced.
Just my thought
The indomitable human spirit
That woman being raped and breaking her urinary tract is utterly frightening for her and absolutely shameful men who did this is disgusting horrible beings and will pay when the lord gets you.......
I am disgusted by that the poor lady.....
Human history is full of horrors like that.
And they look just like her😡 hence why wmn are decentering men from reasons to exist. These wmn Ben sold out by they “kings”
Why are you disgusted by the poor lady who was a victim
@@Kenia-sn1cg I am disgusted at what they have done to a beautiful human vessel
How can we help?
😢😢😢GOD..
Heart broken
Cong in my Heart 💜
Kenyans 🇰🇪 soldier’s are there to restore peace,we pray all goes well .they did it in Sudan and Somalia hopes for Congo our brothers and sisters.
Kagame and is gouvernement shall pay one day
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Free congo🇨🇩
Jamani.hii.kongo..itapata..amani.siku..gani?
I am sure this genocide had something to do with France or U.S. or U.K.
there is no genocide in Congo. It is more about resources, but people who have no idea and think that if many people die it would be a genocide use the term inflationary without understanding what a genocide is. Ruanda Supports M23.
I blame the greedy politicians for Africa problems.
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Then you don’t know the first thing about our situation.
@@mukongo-p9cgreediness is the root of this.. nothing else.
Can someone explain me? Cause I really don’t understand, where is the UN? And what are they doing in this situation? As well as for the Palestine / Israel conflict
People dont know who to blame.
Its us. People from first world. You give more money to diamonds or cocoa and those people will live better. Not good but better because Murica wants the ressaurces.
Ni.huruma,saana
Conflict is not a matter of solving a problem but lead to poverty some third world countries suffered from that action no peace no life security is each and every thing
In such situations a round the world, I beg all believers while on their daily prayers, to include such. God through our prayers, and through His Mighty Mercy, may save some. But those who are involved on such activities, will at the end the world, that is on Resurrection Day, called to account before the Sight God.
Which god?
These leaders knows who M23 is and what they want ? They’re just playing their innocent people for they’re personal benefits…
🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩😭😭😭😭💔💔💔je suis Congolais
Oh My God
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Why conflict in Congo government should protect the mass who live under poor life they suffered while the rich one they did not suffer
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The predicaments in Eastern Congo is certainly man-made.Major parties must play part in peace.War is tiring and pulling us back.But if Rwanda is really funding M23,it will have to reconsider its ways and secure its borders because of the thought that the 1994 regime can come back and topple its government.
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Bro i miss to go back home but the situation home is not good im tried to be called foreigners all bad guys u see yourself like African because u still staying to own country i don't even proudly to be call African or black man we are tribalism race in the world my fellow Congolese let come together no one going to help as even this media u see the not here to helping as the come to own profits mungu iko pamoja basi love my country
They are hatful people then cry when they get attacked because of their hate.
Even the media in other sub Saharan Africa countries hardly broadcast the conflict going on in DRC it sadly unreported conflict, the world doesn’t care much about the sufferings of the black but can tear a city down for solidarity with terrorists
Theyre owed for the minerals stolen
Whoever took the Europeans out of their cave systems is to blame
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Those toyota pickups cost a fortune. No simple rebels can buy them..
America and the UN New York City have the money to build infrastructure and construction projects to help this country..
I need to go to stop the war
Why tf am i not helping
What can we do in the UNITED STATES , to make life better for these .
Come together and stand up we don’t need a leader to do everything ever heard of WE THE PEOPLES AFRICA supposed to be the most richest nation they have great gold mines and oil and more but Elon musk and other countries killing and stealing
Why Africa still no peace 😢😢
The DRC government is to be blamed for these rich and beautiful countries demise with senseless wars that even they when asked have no clue of the motivation .
Congo should build its army but also the WEST should stop prox war
The conflict in Eastern Congo can only be solved by truth. Not lies, not propaganda, not ego. You blame Rwanda yet happily work with people who committed genocide in Rwanda and are in Congo targeting Congolese Tutsi’s with assistance from the Congolese army. When the same Tutsi’s fight back Congo cries Rwanda. Solve the root cause of the conflict or else agree to face endless conflict.
You call chasing little girls to rape them and stealing ressources fighting back, your country is worse than the Nazis
La démocratie au Rwanda est la solution à ce problème d’instabilité à l’Est de la RDC
Don’t involve rwanda for your incompetent leaders in Kinshasa who cause this war. For they own benefits
South africa is defending the attack of Israel at hamas CIJ but not the war of its own brothers here in my country. very sad
The echoes of Rwanda genocide of tutsi people. The murderers fled to Congo.
This is so unnecessary, how can a brother fight another brother? it's the civilians that suffer the most
Every man is a Jesus brother, and every woman is mother and sister of Jesus...
And you tell me people are so much concerned about wats happening in Israel. Ukraine. Yemen not even mentioning congo
Too bad
Instead of the "Silent War" it should be named the "Unreported War." Thank you for describing what is going on in the region.
It is reported but Congo has been in conflict for a long time so people will have fatigue.
Thank you!!
This war is idd silence war. Everyday we hear about Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine, but nothing and I mean NOTHING about Congo-Kinshasa. This is sad 😔, very sad 😢, especially for the kids, and the innocents
That's because congo are not vocal enough
There are reports about it all the time. Everyone knows that wars have been going on there for decades. We also know that neighboring countries are arming the m23, for example. If you don't hear about it, then it's probably your fault.
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A few people's greed causing such inhumane struggles in the DRC 😢💔it hurts my heart
Remember
Men make war, males don’t know how to live in peace
THE WEST AND USA. WE HAVE NOT A GOOD LEADER. SINCE SLAVERY. SORRY
Western greed my dear and sometimes our own people lack of patriotism. This too much and sad as Congolese I pray every day with hope that things will change one day.
Thanks for understanding whats happening there😢
Yes me too , my mum is from Congo and she has too move to here ❤
This what Africa should be focusing on and not on other people’s war. Thanks VOA
Bien dit ça m enerve avec free Palestine
Of course !!!
Absolutely. We need to have interest in our own affairs
You just spoke my mind, this Congo armed rebel groups terrorizing Congolese Situation must be put a complete stop and if African union is not some bull shitting org , they must start acting now instead of having a contradictory say on conflicts that have nothing to do with them and Africa as a continent.
TRUTH 💯👍
How can a country like the Congo be one of wealthiest in term of natural resources, and yet be one of the poorest? This is a question that need an answer.
penjajahan
You already answered your question with your question, resources in Africa is not a blessing but a curse that will only bring war poverty corruption and more
@@JaMore Your response is biased and wrong. Resources are not a problem for Africa. African nations like Botswana and Libya have handled resources responsibly before Western nations started giving arms to militant groups. Venezuela is also resource rich but it is not thriving because Anglo-saxon is actively ensuring that it cannot exploit it. So it is not an African curse, Africans can also handle wealth if we were left to our business, if the west stopped funding extreemist groups
Might be in Revelation 2 where the LORD says, i see your suffering your tribulation you are poor but you 're Rich
@@Kenia-sn1cgVictim mentality gets you nowhere
The multinational companies that are operating in the Congo are the main cause of the problem along with the CIA they give weapons to all sides to make sure that their will always be conflicts. Therefore ensuring free and easy access to the mineral resources of the region also enables the depopulation of areas where high concentration of particular minerals are located, something done from out in space via satellites then conflict or outbreak of a virus to drive the people from the area then the multinational compmove in
@@FL-uv1xi we just got to document it with videos and documents.
Very true
This got nothing to do with the CIA. You people that thinks you know what’s good for us mentions everything but the root cause of the issue. Stop trying to blame it on the West, the war in Kongo is down to two men specifically which are Kagame and Museveni.
@@mukongo-p9c statement of fact period. The west is responsible for the carnage occurring in the DRC and across the African continent. They kill leaders who have their countries and peoples interests at heart. You can try to defend western countries diabolical actives in African countries as much as you wish. Facts are facts and the truth is the truth. You cannot hide from it
@@mukongo-p9c Say that to Larry Devlin!
my people are dying, salvation will not come from the West but from the Congolese people, too bad the life of a Congolese for Westerners does not have the same value as the life of an Israeli or a my people are dying, salvation will not come from the West but from the Congolese people, too bad the life of a Congolese for Westerners does not have the same value as the life of an Israeli or a Ukrainian
My brother you are right! Also remember that the westerners are the ones behind everything that's happening to Congo. That's why our peoples blood are less valued. So the question is that what can we do as Africans to bring a long lasting peace to our country and mother Africa? We are the ones who can stop this and we have to stop relying on the westerners.
💯 true this war will end only through Congolese people and when Africans comes together to stop it
@@hetty7891 say that to Rwanda
Why can't you solve your own wars? Everyone craps on America then wants our help. Our own people don't even want the US to support others wars. We have enough problems to focus on.
Congo in my heart.
I saw this documentary and besides my heart breaking from all this suffering, I did not understand what the main root cause of the conflict is. Ok the minerals, but where is the Congo army? Ok, greedy neighbors, but where are the international sanctions? The 9 main head criminals? But why aren’t they in prison? This means everyone is involved and guilty. How to understand what is REALLY going on here? Innocent People are going through hell.
Yeah, I'm confused as well...
the m23 claims to fight for the rights and wellbeing of discriminated peoples from that region of DRC, mainly kinyarwanda speaking peoples, but they say they generally fight for everyone that needs better services that the state doesn't provide there, mainly like basic security and justice, being able to walk outside without fear, schools for kids, etc..., although despite their claims, they still seem to have commited a few crimes themselves, although to a much lesser extent than most other armed groups of drc, I don't know if those crimes are part of their strategy somehow or bad apples that messed up.
As for the drc army, M23 are clearly stronger than them, they had to call in europeans mercenaries and burundians, but that still doesn't work, now they should have an SADC force, we shall see what results this give.
For international sanctions, the proofs aren't strong enough, most proof still show that most of m23 material and ressources still comes for DRC itself afterall, and that DRC itself, as their military, police and state authorities, still commit most crimes, against their own people, more so than any other armed groups, so sanctions against Rwanda would be quite hypocritical and non sensical. DRC gov doesn't even provide basic security for their displaced in camps, they refuse to. At the end of the day, the main cause of this situation being so bad is just that DRC is a failed state and failed people, so much land and ressources, more than enough to be one of the main powers of the world like the us or china or any top 10 countries, 65 years of independance and freedom of self determination, yet this is what they ultimately decided to self determine into after all those years and 4 generations of congolese, at some point their is nothing anyone can do if they themselves don't want to go forward, in the sense that to speak factually, even if rwanda has a play in this, the main issue with congo and congolese people is congolese people themselves, so much corruption and non development for so many decades, but that doesn't seem to bother anyone there and no one protests, but rwanda? now they want to talk but that's not the right hill to die on. the very fact that tiny rwanda messes with them should tell them more than enough where the real problem is, but unfortunately they are slow and blind.
I think there's some Big Powerful outside Foreign Nations behind this.
@@Metkafu888 Unfortunately your correct the UN peacekeepers don't do anything but smuggle minerals out
@@Metkafu888 everything that happens in congo happens with the aproval of congolese, it can't be otherwise, therefore it's not foreign fault it's congolese.
I don’t blame Europe… the most frustrating and heartbreaking is to see your own brother creating this war because of some few euros. And all I can ask is WHY… black people we will never learn… upon slavery and colonialism we still fight each other 🥹. And after all this black people will go and cry and demonstrate for Palestine but they will keep quiet for Africa. That is why we are so poor and Europe laughs at us.
C'est n'ai pas que en Afrique, cela arrive sur tous les territoires contrôles par des groupes terroristes ou des trafiquants. Soit au Congo, Yémen, Afghanistan, ou l'Amérique centrale.
Le problème c'est que les armés du Congo ne sont pas aussi puissant, ni même les forces européens ont réussi et vous voulez dire que le Congo va réussir ?
L'ambition et mauvais caractère ne choisissent pas des race ethnie ni couleur de peau.
L'erreur du Congo était peur être d'accepter accueillir les réfugiés rwandais. Ces gens sont comme ça ont les aide après veulent nous voler nous terres.
Sans parler de la corruption des Congolais, c'est trop partout, manque d'honnêteté, les congolais sont connus partout pour cela. Le niveau d'ignorance dans ces villages c'est aussi très élevée qui facilite la tâche au terroristes.
Le problème c'est qui quand vous voyez un problème en Afrique vous voulez toujours Jeter la faute au fait d'être des africains. Il faut connaître l'histoire avant de juger sans le savoir.
Ne regardez pas les africains comme un peuple, c'est début de votre erreur, regardez les comme plusieurs peuples, quand la Russie envahisse l'Ukraine vous ne parlez rien, quand l'Arménie étai en guerre vous 'e parlez rien, la guerre deu l'est européens vous fermez la bouche, mais lorsque la guerre est en Afrique vous voulez dire que c'est la faute du fait d'être africain. Vous pensez comme les occidentaux mentalité des gens qui croient supérieur.
Ces noirs qui manifestent pour la Palestine ce sont souvent des musulmans de pays d'Afrique de l'ouest. Il oublient que le terrorisme islamistes fait tous les ans plus de victimes en Afrique que en Israël, et qui ni même nous accepterons d'être chassés de notre terre ancestrale pour laisser un peuple arabes s'installer. Ce sont des hypocrites il tuent souvent les noirs non musulmans dans leurs pays, il n'y a pas des questions de frères ou sœurs dans la guerre, chacun défend son Camp.
Anytime I watch DRC documentary featuring the suffering of the civilian populace, I recalled the brave efforts made by Late Col. Mamadou Mustafa Ndala. This late Colonel single highhandedly took the rebels in their own game and restored order and peace tot he North Kivu Prefecture. But, what happened, Congolese Army Generals in Kinshasa got jealous and had him killed with a RPG on is truck in broad daylight. Thus reinforcing the belief that even the Congolese State, itself does not want the crises to die off. Partly because the Prefecture is rich n minerals which is exploited without state control and everybody is making money out of the misery of the people. Secondly, the UN Task Force is just there earning salaries in USD, while writing reports. And the rebels knew the UN Task Force are just "tourists". Doing nothing while civilians are butchered right before their eyes. As long as the region continues to habour the remnants of FDLR (Hutu extremists), Rwanda will always create another force to engage them and keep them at arms length, rather than use the Rwandan Army. The Congolese Government is simply not serious about bring peace to the region. It prefers to pass the buck and the UN is complicit in it.
Its a pity!
I remember this so vividly 🥲😪
Well said! ,👍
Ndala didn't fight the rebels "singlehandedly" but with the help of the UN Force Intervention Brigade. Without the UN troops he couldn't have dony nothing. Sadly the Congolese goverment tries hard to undermine the UN mission as they want them out of Congo, it is not really interested in peace