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“When the FDLR Argument Collapses Under One Simple Question” Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe Vs MUTESI SCOVIA Scovia mutesi : “What evidence is there that Burundi works with the FDLR?” Nduhungirehe : “Burundi works with FARDC, and FARDC works with the FDLR.” ScoviaMutesi : “Then does that mean Uganda also works... with the FDLR, since Uganda cooperates with FARDC in Ituri?” Nduhungirehe: “Eh… eh… eh… But Uganda doesn’t fight M23.” And there it is. 🏃‍♀️ The argument suddenly shifts from who works with whom to who fights M23. If that is the evidence, the interviewer was right to press the question. Mama Urwagasabo Tv Yolande Makolo 🇷🇼 IMPUGUKE Chadadi🇷🇼 Patrick Muyaya Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Int'l Cooperation U.S. Embassy Kigali Edouard Bizimana/ MoFA 🇧🇮 Amb. Kapinga Y. Ngandu RDC_Minaffet1 U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairsshow more

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LE CONGO EN RECONSTRUCTION @DieuWedi11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @oswaki @gatetedemanager Our only solution to end this fake FDLR narrative is to kick Kagame out of power. Period.

Avantcentre11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This is exactly the problem when trying to build a lie, it collapse after some tricky questions !!!! This can be reported to the @UNSC_Reports @PatrickMuyaya @kayikwambaT @ZMukongo

JPBM11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This is a stupid "muhutu" l never met

Gisubizo Emilie10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager The master of propaganda struggling to defend his established narrative 😂😂. Now who will come for his rescue 😂

Mr. kalo | Mr. K™10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager I hope Olivier remembers that he doesn't have the monopoly of facts

Olivier-Richard K.10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager 😅😅😅 @JeanetteZ21809 viens voir notre ami 😅🤣... Il souffre 🤣🤣

FDNB Gallery 🇧🇮11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager @onduhungirehe You are a disgrace as a minister…

Baba OTH10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This minister is disgrace to the people of Rwanda 🇷🇼 he seems to know nothing

Muzalendo11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager 😁😁 they are 2 cowards people, I mean @onduhungirehe and @ScoviaMutesi

M. Anna #TeamIneza #MillenZMovementRw10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This is the power of truth fighting with a lie! Mbega ibintu biteye isoni 😭😭😭😭 ubuse Ibifobagane naha byaza kudefanda ra? 😂😂😂😂 @paulkagame warakoze guha akazi @onduhungirehe azakudukiza byihuse cyane… RIH Mr president

Sokozen11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤔🤔🤔🤔 dore umuhutu wijipoooo

Tshibangu Mwamba Jיוסף 🇨🇩11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Nduhungirehe is just disgrace, what embarrassing to Rwandan people

Danny11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Very dumb😀😀😀

Patrick KARURANGA10 days ago

@ngobyitubyara @onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager 👌👌

M. Anna #TeamIneza #MillenZMovementRw10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager ejo nzumva muvuga ngo FDRL iri muri FARDC nyamara minister hano abihakanye! Kurwanya M23/RDF nabyo mwita gukorana na FDRL burya bwose? Nanjye ubwo nkorana na FDRL ndabimenye

Dr Chantal ABIMUHIRA11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Kagame ntiyava Congo adapfuye.

Aaron M. Makiki🇨🇩11 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This nigga is the dumbest human being I have never seen

hustle10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager How did this idiot become a minister?

Peace Lucky10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Ayiga Mana, iyi ni torture wallah 🤣🤣

Ari_Insights10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Le FDLR n'est pas un argument. La preuve est que quand on regarde l’actualité du Rwanda et de la région,les rapports,les rapatriement,les récits,il est la. Et expérimenté( anciens militaires) sauf que non crédible par son ideologie( origine).

Aimableblessed@10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager This always happen when regime had built lies for rooting & killing innocent peoples for no reason except greedy and hate you have 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Minister @onduhungirehe, your life will end in tears. You take that as my simple & humble advice

Nubwacu Yves Lionel10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Regarding this it apear to me that lie is a tough luggage to hold. This folk is targeted in his own contradictions by that one he thinks would be helping him. It's clear that the lesson is to show him who he really is...

Ari_Insights10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Il ya d’autres raisons évidement,qui sont propre a toute la géopolitique du monde( ou est la Chine,USA,Russie,SADC,UE,..sur la carte de la RDC? Sont ils ses provinces? Non

Banyikwa Mugabo10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha...big jok this @onduhungirehe . What is amazing is the way he looks surprised by the question!

pc10 days ago

@onduhungirehe @ScoviaMutesi @RwandaMFA @Nduwamungu5 @KUpatriot @PatrickRugaba @FedRwanda @JF_LE_DRIAN @amluzayamo @DieuWedi1 @oswaki @gatetedemanager 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣these African ministers picked from streets, are worse. He couldn't even defend his lies

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🚨🇷🇼 SCANDAL: Kagame Sides With Journalist Against His Own Foreign Minister in Live Press Conference An awkward moment involving President Paul Kagame and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe is drawing attention after Kagame publicly sided with journalist Scovia Umutesi during a press conference in Kigali. The controversy dates back to an earlier online clash between Nduhungirehe and Scovia, after the minister criticized her interpretation of comments he had made in French. Their disagreement subsequently developed into a public exchange on social media. But when the dispute resurfaced during Kagame’s August 24 press conference at the Kigali Convention Centre, the president’s response was unexpected. Kagame said Scovia had nothing to apologize for, adding that it was instead Minister Nduhungirehe who should have apologized over the way he exchanged words with journalists. “She had nothing to apologize for. Nothing,” Kagame said, according to circulating translations of his Kinyarwanda remarks. Kagame also defended journalists’ right to question and scrutinize government officials, arguing in substance that being a minister does not make someone the sole owner of the truth. The moment is now circulating across Rwandan social media, with attention focused on the unusual sight of Kagame publicly correcting one of his most senior ministers while defending the journalist involved in their dispute. Nduhungirehe remains Rwanda’s Foreign Minister, and there is no indication that Kagame announced any disciplinary action against him. But politically, the message was delivered in front of the cameras: according to Kagame, the journalist did not owe the apology — his Foreign Minister did. #Rwanda #PaulKagame

🚨🇷🇼 SCANDAL: Kagame Sides With Journalist Against His Own Foreign Minister in Live Press Conference An awkward moment involving President Paul Kagame and Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe is drawing attention after Kagame publicly sided with journalist Scovia Umutesi during a press conference in Kigali. The controversy dates back to an earlier online clash between Nduhungirehe and Scovia, after the minister criticized her interpretation of comments he had made in French. Their disagreement subsequently developed into a public exchange on social media. But when the dispute resurfaced during Kagame’s August 24 press conference at the Kigali Convention Centre, the president’s response was unexpected. Kagame said Scovia had nothing to apologize for, adding that it was instead Minister Nduhungirehe who should have apologized over the way he exchanged words with journalists. “She had nothing to apologize for. Nothing,” Kagame said, according to circulating translations of his Kinyarwanda remarks. Kagame also defended journalists’ right to question and scrutinize government officials, arguing in substance that being a minister does not make someone the sole owner of the truth. The moment is now circulating across Rwandan social media, with attention focused on the unusual sight of Kagame publicly correcting one of his most senior ministers while defending the journalist involved in their dispute. Nduhungirehe remains Rwanda’s Foreign Minister, and there is no indication that Kagame announced any disciplinary action against him. But politically, the message was delivered in front of the cameras: according to Kagame, the journalist did not owe the apology — his Foreign Minister did. #Rwanda #PaulKagame

Xtrafrica

107,110 views • 1 month ago

Sgt. Major @Robert_Kabera, a former member of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) now in Uganda, has openly confirmed what many have long suspected: that RDF troops are operating inside the DRC, supporting M23 rebels. He questioned how #M23 obtained anti-drone missiles—evidence of state backing and If these so-called rebels can’t secure their own villages in Congo, how would they be planning to attack a neighbouring country like #Burundi? That’s not a rebel agenda. It’s someone else’s plan.” He also raised concerns about a Rwandan journalist MUTESI SCOVIA Mama Urwagasabo Tv chairperson of the Rwanda Media Commission interviewing M23’s Col. Willy Ngoma ARC M23 at the frontline. “Was she protected by the Red Cross? International press Accreditation ? Why speak only to rebels, not #FARDC, unless it’s coordinated?” If #RDF troops are dying in #Congo while the public is kept in the dark, is this really about national security, or something else? How can it be a defensive war if Rwandans aren't even told there is a war? it’s a betrayal of public trust, a danger to regional peace, and a reminder of what happens when a nation is led into silence. Neves💕🇨🇩 Damien @nyiringomaking Paul Rukesha Clément Molin Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe #KizitoMihigo-Vivelepardon Ndoli Gitare

Sgt. Major @Robert_Kabera, a former member of the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF) now in Uganda, has openly confirmed what many have long suspected: that RDF troops are operating inside the DRC, supporting M23 rebels. He questioned how #M23 obtained anti-drone missiles—evidence of state backing and If these so-called rebels can’t secure their own villages in Congo, how would they be planning to attack a neighbouring country like #Burundi? That’s not a rebel agenda. It’s someone else’s plan.” He also raised concerns about a Rwandan journalist MUTESI SCOVIA Mama Urwagasabo Tv chairperson of the Rwanda Media Commission interviewing M23’s Col. Willy Ngoma ARC M23 at the frontline. “Was she protected by the Red Cross? International press Accreditation ? Why speak only to rebels, not #FARDC, unless it’s coordinated?” If #RDF troops are dying in #Congo while the public is kept in the dark, is this really about national security, or something else? How can it be a defensive war if Rwandans aren't even told there is a war? it’s a betrayal of public trust, a danger to regional peace, and a reminder of what happens when a nation is led into silence. Neves💕🇨🇩 Damien @nyiringomaking Paul Rukesha Clément Molin Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe #KizitoMihigo-Vivelepardon Ndoli Gitare

Nadia MUGUNGA

74,476 views • 9 months ago

“Why is Rwanda disproportionately targeted? It is not clear. What is clear to us in Rwanda is that the defensive measures we have put in place will remain until there is a credible framework for long-term security guarantees along our border with the DRC.” Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe addressing the UN Security Council on the situation in Eastern DRC. #RBANews

“Why is Rwanda disproportionately targeted? It is not clear. What is clear to us in Rwanda is that the defensive measures we have put in place will remain until there is a credible framework for long-term security guarantees along our border with the DRC.” Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe addressing the UN Security Council on the situation in Eastern DRC. #RBANews

Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA)

20,728 views • 1 year ago

“We refuse to remove defensive measures.”With that statement, Rwanda president Paul Kagame openly defies the U.S.-brokered Washington Accords, even as the DRC moves to disarm the FDLR. This is a direct rebuke to Washington—and a calculated stall that risks collapsing the agreement. When commitments are ignored with impunity, peace becomes performative, and civilians in Eastern Congo pay the price. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes Secretary Marty Walsh Secretary Marco Rubio Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes Donald J. Trump The White House BBC The Associated Press Reuters CNN U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs

“We refuse to remove defensive measures.”With that statement, Rwanda president Paul Kagame openly defies the U.S.-brokered Washington Accords, even as the DRC moves to disarm the FDLR. This is a direct rebuke to Washington—and a calculated stall that risks collapsing the agreement. When commitments are ignored with impunity, peace becomes performative, and civilians in Eastern Congo pay the price. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes Secretary Marty Walsh Secretary Marco Rubio Assistant Secretary Riley Barnes Donald J. Trump The White House BBC The Associated Press Reuters CNN U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs

Human Rights Defenders

27,464 views • 5 months ago

🚨The Diplomatic Immaturity of Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and FDLR Spokesperson, Dr. Édouard Bizimana Edouard Bizimana/ MoFA 🇧🇮 aka 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙚 🇧🇮 and they youtube channel #MISwitch257 he uses in insulting Rwanda leaders and tarnishing Rwanda's 🇷🇼 image. --------------------------------------- 🪭Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Édouard Bizimana, continues to demonstrate a striking level of diplomatic immaturity through his persistent efforts to downplay the threat of the FDLR, a militia founded by remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In a recent interview with the Burundian YouTube channel Main Switch 257, (his own property ), Bizimana dismissed the #FDLR threat as a mere Rwandan “pretext,” claiming there has been no recorded attack by the group on Rwandan territory since its creation. 🪭This claim collapses under the weight of the documented record. Independent sources, including United Nations expert reports and Human Rights Watch, along with Rwanda’s own accounts, have recorded more than 20 cross-border attacks by the FDLR and associated forces since the late 1990s. 🪭These attacks have claimed civilian lives especially in Musanze district including the form Musanze district's own child and fueled insecurity. The group has also been widely accused of promoting genocidal ideology and anti-Tutsi extremism across the Great Lakes region, contributing to violence against Congolese Tutsi communities in North and South Kivu where they are killing them collaborating as FARDCFDRL and FNDB-FDLR. 🪭Bizimana further aligned himself with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s narrative by arguing that most FDLR fighters were neutralized in previous operations and that remaining elements are largely confined to areas controlled by the AFC/M23, with only a limited presence elsewhere. 🪭Such statements do not reflect careful analysis of available evidence. Instead, they sanitize the reputation of one of the region’s most notorious armed groups and effectively position the minister as a regional spokesperson for the FDLR’s preferred talking points. 🪭A foreign minister’s responsibility is to confront verified threats with clarity and honesty. By repeatedly minimizing the FDLR’s history, activities, and ideology, Dr. Bizimana has chosen denial over diplomacy. 🪭This pattern of rhetorical immaturity does not strengthen Burundi’s standing. It weakens regional efforts to address a militia whose existence and actions remain a matter of public record. 🪭In the complex security environment of the Great Lakes, such an approach serves neither peace nor the credibility of Burundi’s foreign policy. Burundi 🇧🇮 leaders should stop this primitive politics for sure. CC: BARATUZA Gaspard FDNB SE Evariste Ndayishimiye GATONI Rosine Guilene Astrophysicien 🇧🇮💙 Ntare Rushatsi House Amb. Willy Nyamitwe Primature de la République du Burundi Angeline Ndayishimiye Ndayubaha Sindayihebura Rénovat IWACU Burundi Kwa Ntare Rushatsi RTNB AKEZA Burundi Jimbere 🇧🇮AASMR BURUNDI, asbl🇧🇮 Inamuco Ange Delicia Jonathan Ndayishimiye Credit: Voices of : Jado CASTAR NKUYEMURUGE Yves TWAHIRWA Alphonse Tresor Pierre Chanel

🚨The Diplomatic Immaturity of Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and FDLR Spokesperson, Dr. Édouard Bizimana Edouard Bizimana/ MoFA 🇧🇮 aka 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙚 🇧🇮 and they youtube channel #MISwitch257 he uses in insulting Rwanda leaders and tarnishing Rwanda's 🇷🇼 image. --------------------------------------- 🪭Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Édouard Bizimana, continues to demonstrate a striking level of diplomatic immaturity through his persistent efforts to downplay the threat of the FDLR, a militia founded by remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. In a recent interview with the Burundian YouTube channel Main Switch 257, (his own property ), Bizimana dismissed the #FDLR threat as a mere Rwandan “pretext,” claiming there has been no recorded attack by the group on Rwandan territory since its creation. 🪭This claim collapses under the weight of the documented record. Independent sources, including United Nations expert reports and Human Rights Watch, along with Rwanda’s own accounts, have recorded more than 20 cross-border attacks by the FDLR and associated forces since the late 1990s. 🪭These attacks have claimed civilian lives especially in Musanze district including the form Musanze district's own child and fueled insecurity. The group has also been widely accused of promoting genocidal ideology and anti-Tutsi extremism across the Great Lakes region, contributing to violence against Congolese Tutsi communities in North and South Kivu where they are killing them collaborating as FARDCFDRL and FNDB-FDLR. 🪭Bizimana further aligned himself with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s narrative by arguing that most FDLR fighters were neutralized in previous operations and that remaining elements are largely confined to areas controlled by the AFC/M23, with only a limited presence elsewhere. 🪭Such statements do not reflect careful analysis of available evidence. Instead, they sanitize the reputation of one of the region’s most notorious armed groups and effectively position the minister as a regional spokesperson for the FDLR’s preferred talking points. 🪭A foreign minister’s responsibility is to confront verified threats with clarity and honesty. By repeatedly minimizing the FDLR’s history, activities, and ideology, Dr. Bizimana has chosen denial over diplomacy. 🪭This pattern of rhetorical immaturity does not strengthen Burundi’s standing. It weakens regional efforts to address a militia whose existence and actions remain a matter of public record. 🪭In the complex security environment of the Great Lakes, such an approach serves neither peace nor the credibility of Burundi’s foreign policy. Burundi 🇧🇮 leaders should stop this primitive politics for sure. CC: BARATUZA Gaspard FDNB SE Evariste Ndayishimiye GATONI Rosine Guilene Astrophysicien 🇧🇮💙 Ntare Rushatsi House Amb. Willy Nyamitwe Primature de la République du Burundi Angeline Ndayishimiye Ndayubaha Sindayihebura Rénovat IWACU Burundi Kwa Ntare Rushatsi RTNB AKEZA Burundi Jimbere 🇧🇮AASMR BURUNDI, asbl🇧🇮 Inamuco Ange Delicia Jonathan Ndayishimiye Credit: Voices of : Jado CASTAR NKUYEMURUGE Yves TWAHIRWA Alphonse Tresor Pierre Chanel

🍒Umutamenwa Erica🇷🇼

65,554 views • 1 month ago

Residents of Uvira are demonstrating strong solidarity with AFC/M23/Twirwaneho They oppose any withdrawal of AFC/M23/Twirwaneho from Uvira and express a clear desire for these groups to assume responsibility for the city's security. While the international community has remained largely silent on the reported killings and abuses perpetrated by the Burundian army (FDNB), FDLR, Wazalendo militias, and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the people of Uvira are declaring that enough is enough. Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs, these voices deserve attention as well.

Residents of Uvira are demonstrating strong solidarity with AFC/M23/Twirwaneho They oppose any withdrawal of AFC/M23/Twirwaneho from Uvira and express a clear desire for these groups to assume responsibility for the city's security. While the international community has remained largely silent on the reported killings and abuses perpetrated by the Burundian army (FDNB), FDLR, Wazalendo militias, and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the people of Uvira are declaring that enough is enough. Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs, these voices deserve attention as well.

Dr. Dash

98,577 views • 9 months ago

Appeal to the World: End State-Backed Protection of FDLR Genocidaires in the DRC 🇨🇩 and Burundi 🇧🇮 ------------------------------------- Decades of historical evidence and ongoing testimonies confirm a dark reality: the genocidal FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) is not being neutralized by the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC 🇨🇩) and Burundi (🇧🇮) because they form the operational backbone of their military strategies. From their historical ties dating back decades to their current integration into state-backed coalitions, alongside the FARDC-FDLR, FNDB-FDLR, and Wazalendo, these forces continue to orchestrate horrific atrocities, ethnic cleansing, and systematic torture against Banyamulenge and Congolese Tutsis with complete impunity. The international community can no longer turn a blind eye to governments that harbor, arm, and utilize unrepentant genocidaires as state proxies. Key Demands to the International Community ✍🏻Hold State Enablers Accountable: Call out and penalize the leadership in Kinshasa and Gitega for actively partnering with and shielding the FDLR, a militia designated for its genocidal ideology. ✍🏻Enforce Disarmament and Neutralization: Demand that the unfulfilled commitments to dismantle the FDLR, such as those outlined in regional frameworks and peace agreements, be immediately and forcefully implemented. ✍🏻 Stop State-Backed Atrocities: Shield vulnerable civilian populations from state-coalition violence by imposing international sanctions on the command structures utilizing genocidal proxies. Call to Global Leaders: "A government that relies on genocidaires as the backbone of its military forfeits its legitimacy. The world must stand up, break the silence, and demand an end to state sponsorship of terror in the Great Lakes region." We urge global powers, international bodies, and human rights guardians to take decisive action against the protection of the FDLR. credit goes to TiteR Gatabazi Albert Rudatsimburwa 🇷🇼. CC: The White House, Department of State, President Donald J. Trump, Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Mission to the UN, Bureau of African Affairs, UK Prime Minister, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮, UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳, Emmanuel Macron, France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺, La France à l'ONU 🇫🇷🇺🇳, Jacques-Roger, Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz, GermanForeignOffice, Germany in the United Nations, German Embassy NAM, Canada, CanadaFP, CanadaUN, Miranda Cane, Belgium UN New York, 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA, Embassy of Belgium in Rwanda, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱, Netherlands Embassy in Kigali, Marco Diesman, European Commission, European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺, European Parliament, EU Council, NATO, OSCE, UN Human Rights, United Nations, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, ICRC, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch , António Guterres .

Appeal to the World: End State-Backed Protection of FDLR Genocidaires in the DRC 🇨🇩 and Burundi 🇧🇮 ------------------------------------- Decades of historical evidence and ongoing testimonies confirm a dark reality: the genocidal FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) is not being neutralized by the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (RDC 🇨🇩) and Burundi (🇧🇮) because they form the operational backbone of their military strategies. From their historical ties dating back decades to their current integration into state-backed coalitions, alongside the FARDC-FDLR, FNDB-FDLR, and Wazalendo, these forces continue to orchestrate horrific atrocities, ethnic cleansing, and systematic torture against Banyamulenge and Congolese Tutsis with complete impunity. The international community can no longer turn a blind eye to governments that harbor, arm, and utilize unrepentant genocidaires as state proxies. Key Demands to the International Community ✍🏻Hold State Enablers Accountable: Call out and penalize the leadership in Kinshasa and Gitega for actively partnering with and shielding the FDLR, a militia designated for its genocidal ideology. ✍🏻Enforce Disarmament and Neutralization: Demand that the unfulfilled commitments to dismantle the FDLR, such as those outlined in regional frameworks and peace agreements, be immediately and forcefully implemented. ✍🏻 Stop State-Backed Atrocities: Shield vulnerable civilian populations from state-coalition violence by imposing international sanctions on the command structures utilizing genocidal proxies. Call to Global Leaders: "A government that relies on genocidaires as the backbone of its military forfeits its legitimacy. The world must stand up, break the silence, and demand an end to state sponsorship of terror in the Great Lakes region." We urge global powers, international bodies, and human rights guardians to take decisive action against the protection of the FDLR. credit goes to TiteR Gatabazi Albert Rudatsimburwa 🇷🇼. CC: The White House, Department of State, President Donald J. Trump, Ambassador Mike Waltz, U.S. Mission to the UN, Bureau of African Affairs, UK Prime Minister, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK in Rwanda 🇬🇧🇷🇼🇧🇮, UK at the UN 🇬🇧🇺🇳, Emmanuel Macron, France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺, La France à l'ONU 🇫🇷🇺🇳, Jacques-Roger, Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz, GermanForeignOffice, Germany in the United Nations, German Embassy NAM, Canada, CanadaFP, CanadaUN, Miranda Cane, Belgium UN New York, 🇧🇪 Belgium MFA, Embassy of Belgium in Rwanda, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱, Netherlands Embassy in Kigali, Marco Diesman, European Commission, European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺, European Parliament, EU Council, NATO, OSCE, UN Human Rights, United Nations, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, ICRC, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch , António Guterres .

🍒Umutamenwa Eric 🇷🇼

125,792 views • 1 month ago

In my video interview in the North Kivu province with #M23 spokesperson (video credit to TEDDY MAZINA), Lawrence KANYUKA explains how genocide ideology — brought by the Interahamwe who committed the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and who reorganized as #FDLR in Congo — has led to the 30-year long targeting of the Tutsi communities, or those who "look like Tutsi" in DRC. He explained that the violence and insecurity created in Eastern Congo by the genocidal force #FDLR, which has been integrated into the national army #FARDC, and which receives the operational and logistical support of both MONUSCO and #SADC, is one of the principal root causes of the conflict.

In my video interview in the North Kivu province with #M23 spokesperson (video credit to TEDDY MAZINA), Lawrence KANYUKA explains how genocide ideology — brought by the Interahamwe who committed the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, and who reorganized as #FDLR in Congo — has led to the 30-year long targeting of the Tutsi communities, or those who "look like Tutsi" in DRC. He explained that the violence and insecurity created in Eastern Congo by the genocidal force #FDLR, which has been integrated into the national army #FARDC, and which receives the operational and logistical support of both MONUSCO and #SADC, is one of the principal root causes of the conflict.

Bojana Coulibaly, Ph.D.

44,523 views • 2 years ago

"300 Tutsi homes burned to the ground in Nturo by FDLR!" A report by Bojana Coulibaly As part of a book project on the Mechanisms of Genocide Ideology in North Kivu, my research partner and I went to investigate the infamous attack on the village of Nturo which took place in October 2023. ➡️ After conducting interviews with Nturo residents, we found that Nturo had about 300 homes owned by Congolese Tutsi. They were attacked by #FDLR on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2023. This was 6 months after the #M23 withdrew from 80% of their previously controlled territory in the Rutshuru and Masisi areas, and one month before the withdrawal of the EAC forces. ➡️ During the main attack, the area was under control of the Burundian EAC contingent. ➡️ We found out that after the #M23 withdrew in March 2023, the 300 Nturo families were systematically targeted by FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo. The residents were persecuted and had to pay monthly taxes for cattle and land ownership to the #FDLR. People were killed when they could not pay the taxes. ➡️ The FDLR attacked Nturo several times after M23 withdrew, on the watch of the Burundian EAC forces. All the Nturo residents we interviewed agree that the Burundian EAC soldiers gave a green light to the FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo on the day of the main attack. This was confirmed in a video by one of the assailants. The complicity of the Burundian EAC forces with FDLR may be explained by their endorsement of anti-Tutsi genocide ideology. ➡️ On October 2nd, the big attack began. Two Nturo residents got killed during the attack. On October 3rd, FDLR, Nyatura and their families came and looted all the homes, loading trucks with the belongings of Nturo residents. Most residents had fled on October 2nd and 3rd. On October 4th, the assailants came with yellow canisters full of gasoline. They deliberately sprayed all the houses and set fire, which led to the total annihilation of the village of Nturo. ➡️ As we can see in the video footage, FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo clearly acknowledged that they were wiping of the map a "Tutsi village". ➡️ During the attack, the majority of Nturo residents fled to the Bwiza IDP camp where 17,000 IDPs had gathered from several parts of eastern DRC, after facing persecution by #FDLR & Nyatura for decades. ➡️ Since November 2023, Nturo residents have began to return to Nturo to rebuild their homes. Those who came in November 2023 witnessed attacks carried out by a FARDC Sukhoi. Indeed, according to the residents, seven bombs were dropped on Nturo. ➡️ When we visit Nturo today, we can see that all the houses have recently been rebuilt. ➡️ ➡️What happened in Nturo is illustrative of the politics of divisionism used by the Government of Kinshasa in its conflict against #M23, particularly through its collaboration with the genocidal force #FDLR. It is also representative of the impact of genocide ideology in DR Congo. ➡️➡️While the attack is slightly mentioned in the December 2023 UN Group of Experts report, it is certainly inadequate as no statement was done by MONUSCO & no investigation was ever carried out. In fact, around the time of the withdrawal of the EAC forces in November 2023, the Burundian army joined the DRC government coalition comprising FARDC, MONUSCO, #FDLR, Wazalendo and European Mercenaries, to fight against #M23. ➡️➡️The total annihilation of Nturo is proof that there is ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Congolese Tutsi in eastern DRC. It shows the impact of genocide ideology in the region, as systematic attacks on Congolese Tutsi in Kitchanga and Bwiza by FDLR also took place. ➡️➡️This tragedy similarly highlights that Nturo residents were feeling safe under the presence of #M23. However, when #M23 withdrew in March 2023, letting EAC take over, the security of Nturo residents drastically decreased. This particular element seems to legitimize the existence of #M23. ➡️➡️➡️ In view of these observations, could we conclude that #M23 is the solution to insecurity in Eastern DRC? (Video by TEDDY MAZINA)

"300 Tutsi homes burned to the ground in Nturo by FDLR!" A report by Bojana Coulibaly As part of a book project on the Mechanisms of Genocide Ideology in North Kivu, my research partner and I went to investigate the infamous attack on the village of Nturo which took place in October 2023. ➡️ After conducting interviews with Nturo residents, we found that Nturo had about 300 homes owned by Congolese Tutsi. They were attacked by #FDLR on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 2023. This was 6 months after the #M23 withdrew from 80% of their previously controlled territory in the Rutshuru and Masisi areas, and one month before the withdrawal of the EAC forces. ➡️ During the main attack, the area was under control of the Burundian EAC contingent. ➡️ We found out that after the #M23 withdrew in March 2023, the 300 Nturo families were systematically targeted by FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo. The residents were persecuted and had to pay monthly taxes for cattle and land ownership to the #FDLR. People were killed when they could not pay the taxes. ➡️ The FDLR attacked Nturo several times after M23 withdrew, on the watch of the Burundian EAC forces. All the Nturo residents we interviewed agree that the Burundian EAC soldiers gave a green light to the FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo on the day of the main attack. This was confirmed in a video by one of the assailants. The complicity of the Burundian EAC forces with FDLR may be explained by their endorsement of anti-Tutsi genocide ideology. ➡️ On October 2nd, the big attack began. Two Nturo residents got killed during the attack. On October 3rd, FDLR, Nyatura and their families came and looted all the homes, loading trucks with the belongings of Nturo residents. Most residents had fled on October 2nd and 3rd. On October 4th, the assailants came with yellow canisters full of gasoline. They deliberately sprayed all the houses and set fire, which led to the total annihilation of the village of Nturo. ➡️ As we can see in the video footage, FDLR-Nyatura-Wazalendo clearly acknowledged that they were wiping of the map a "Tutsi village". ➡️ During the attack, the majority of Nturo residents fled to the Bwiza IDP camp where 17,000 IDPs had gathered from several parts of eastern DRC, after facing persecution by #FDLR & Nyatura for decades. ➡️ Since November 2023, Nturo residents have began to return to Nturo to rebuild their homes. Those who came in November 2023 witnessed attacks carried out by a FARDC Sukhoi. Indeed, according to the residents, seven bombs were dropped on Nturo. ➡️ When we visit Nturo today, we can see that all the houses have recently been rebuilt. ➡️ ➡️What happened in Nturo is illustrative of the politics of divisionism used by the Government of Kinshasa in its conflict against #M23, particularly through its collaboration with the genocidal force #FDLR. It is also representative of the impact of genocide ideology in DR Congo. ➡️➡️While the attack is slightly mentioned in the December 2023 UN Group of Experts report, it is certainly inadequate as no statement was done by MONUSCO & no investigation was ever carried out. In fact, around the time of the withdrawal of the EAC forces in November 2023, the Burundian army joined the DRC government coalition comprising FARDC, MONUSCO, #FDLR, Wazalendo and European Mercenaries, to fight against #M23. ➡️➡️The total annihilation of Nturo is proof that there is ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Congolese Tutsi in eastern DRC. It shows the impact of genocide ideology in the region, as systematic attacks on Congolese Tutsi in Kitchanga and Bwiza by FDLR also took place. ➡️➡️This tragedy similarly highlights that Nturo residents were feeling safe under the presence of #M23. However, when #M23 withdrew in March 2023, letting EAC take over, the security of Nturo residents drastically decreased. This particular element seems to legitimize the existence of #M23. ➡️➡️➡️ In view of these observations, could we conclude that #M23 is the solution to insecurity in Eastern DRC? (Video by TEDDY MAZINA)

Bojana Coulibaly, Ph.D.

179,279 views • 1 year ago

“We reached an agreement in Washington, D.C. but implementation doesn’t happen in Washington. It’s up to those who signed the agreement to follow through. History shows that people don’t always do what they commit to. If the FDLR is not dealt with as agreed, the problem remains - and Rwanda will always do what it must when the FDLR threatens our borders. There’s no magic solution. Just the responsibility to do what’s right. Rwanda has been clear, honest, and committed to fulfilling its part of the deal - together with others.” President Kagame | #Kwibohora31

“We reached an agreement in Washington, D.C. but implementation doesn’t happen in Washington. It’s up to those who signed the agreement to follow through. History shows that people don’t always do what they commit to. If the FDLR is not dealt with as agreed, the problem remains - and Rwanda will always do what it must when the FDLR threatens our borders. There’s no magic solution. Just the responsibility to do what’s right. Rwanda has been clear, honest, and committed to fulfilling its part of the deal - together with others.” President Kagame | #Kwibohora31

Presidency | Rwanda

72,711 views • 1 year ago

“We reached an agreement in Washington, D.C. but implementation doesn’t happen in Washington. It’s up to those who signed the agreement to follow through. History shows that people don’t always do what they commit to. If the FDLR is not dealt with as agreed, the problem remains - and Rwanda will always do what it must when the FDLR threatens our borders. There’s no magic solution. Just the responsibility to do what’s right. Rwanda has been clear, honest, and committed to fulfilling its part of the deal - together with others.” President Paul Kagame

“We reached an agreement in Washington, D.C. but implementation doesn’t happen in Washington. It’s up to those who signed the agreement to follow through. History shows that people don’t always do what they commit to. If the FDLR is not dealt with as agreed, the problem remains - and Rwanda will always do what it must when the FDLR threatens our borders. There’s no magic solution. Just the responsibility to do what’s right. Rwanda has been clear, honest, and committed to fulfilling its part of the deal - together with others.” President Paul Kagame

Rutimirwa Geofrey

21,738 views • 9 months ago