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Like many of my fellow countrymen, I have been treated to lessons on courage—and on fear. I maintain that courage cannot be decreed; simply proclaiming oneself to be courageous does not make it so. - This "courageous" man claimed he would move to Goma to restore peace in the East. He has never set foot there since—not even while passing through. - He declared that at the slightest skirmish, he would convene both houses of Parliament and declare war. He did no such thing. Instead, he admitted he had been mistaken—claiming someone had lied to him. To his credit, it must be acknowledged that last Saturday he did convene both houses—though it was merely to flex his biceps, from the comfort of his own veranda. - He claimed that, from Goma, he would target and reach a certain foreign capital, and that a particular head of state would no longer be able to sleep in his own home. He failed to do so—Yet, he had asked us to read his lips, and we had done so.. - This "courageous" man has never visited a single front line—as any true commander-in-chief would—nor has he set foot in any of the provinces currently at war. I hope that, this coming Christmas, he might at least share a meal with those he himself refers to as "bums"—right there on the front line. Naturally, one would have to ensure that, should a skirmish break out, he and his army would hold the line—at least long enough to finish the meal. - He is, however, courageous—though only in very specific areas. I will mention just three examples: 1. When, through an official decree, he appoints individuals from a single ethnic group—the Tshi…—to 80–90% of positions, he does so without the slightest hesitation. It takes a certain kind of "courage" to proudly embrace such a profound level of tribalism. 2. When it comes to theft—not merely the kind defined as "the fraudulent removal of another’s property," but theft involving breaking and entering and armed robbery, on a scale that would fill the cavern of Ali Baba and his forty thieves (and he has even more, of course)—it takes a certain kind of "courage." The police raid or Search in Belgium—just the tip of the iceberg—is merely a small sample. There are plenty of other scandals in the pipeline, each involving tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Regarding the scandal and the raid in Belgium, one thing puzzles me: why does the Congolese presidency get angry when Belgium prosecutes its own citizens? 3. After swearing twice before God and the Nation to uphold and defend the Constitution and laws, he gathered the deputies and senators of the "Sacred Union" and told them: "I do not like this Constitution—you are my witnesses—I detest your handiwork, though I love the people who adopted it by referendum." It certainly takes "courage." So, even after all these revelations, this man has the "courage"—or perhaps, more accurately, the sheer audacity—to look people in the eye and speak of his love for the country and its people—a love for which he claims to have a divine mission! This is the kind of "courage" shown by Ivan the Terrible, who killed his own son with his own hands. A love for greenbacks, yes. A mission to multiply the spoils, yes. Everything else is just pure, unadulterated nonsense!

🇨🇩 RDC – UVIRA : UNE PRÉSENCE MILITAIRE ÉTRANGÈRE QUI INQUIÈTE LA POPULATION La ville d’Uvira, dans la province du Sud-Kivu, fait face à une présence militaire importante qui suscite de vives inquiétudes au sein de la population civile. Selon des informations rapportées localement, des militaires et des combattants étrangers seraient arrivés à Uvira en provenance de Kalemie et de Bujumbura. La population signale notamment la présence de forces burundaises, de mercenaires étrangers, des FDLR, de milices Wazalendo et des FARDC. Cette concentration de forces armées dans une ville habitée fait craindre une aggravation de l’insécurité et une détérioration de la situation humanitaire. La question est simple : pourquoi multiplier les forces armées dans une ville où les civils ont avant tout besoin de sécurité, de paix et de stabilité ? Le régime de Kinshasa doit apporter des éclaircissements sur la présence de ces forces et sur les objectifs de ce déploiement militaire. La population d’Uvira ne doit pas devenir la première victime des calculs politiques et militaires. La protection des civils doit rester une priorité absolue. Uvira a besoin de paix et de sécurité, pas d’une militarisation qui renforce la peur au sein de la population. #RDC #Uvira #SudKivu #Sécurité #ProtectionDesCivils PC Mavugo

Des tirs d'obus ont été signalés ce matin à Nyamabuguma et au Point Zéro, tous ayant échoué à atteindre leurs objectifs. À Kuwamabuye, nos forces maintiennent toujours leurs positions. Les forces coalisées FNDB, FDLR, FARDC et Wazalendo ont tenté à plusieurs reprises de percer, sans succès. Nos forces du FRN restent en position de tir et conservent le contrôle de la zone.