Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Deputy Prime Minister Minister of National Defense, landed on Monday in Goma (North Kivu) for a mission that remains secret. He said that his agenda provides for several activities in the region and invites all armed groups in the province to lay down their arms by prioritizing peace, the vision of the Head of State.
Despite this message of peace, a new attack was perpetrated by ADF fighters in the city of Kasindi as well as a massacre in a site for displaced people in Lala, causing at least 8 and 40 victims respectively.
The situation in North Kivu remains very complex with an M23-RDF coalition, reinforced with elements from Rwanda, which remains a constant threat to security in this region.
Meanwhile, Barrick Gold Corporation has invested $25 million to save white rhinos in Garamba National Park. The mining company Kibali Goldmines has decided to reintroduce 16 white rhinos in the DRC to preserve biodiversity and improve the future of local communities.
However, CODECO is back with acts of violence that have caused the death of 41 displaced people in Ituri province, despite an attempt to contact the authorities.
Among the other news of the day, we note the death of Professor Lobo Kanza Kanza, an emblematic figure of the Congolese academic world, as well as the search for two Congolese students who won the national final of the OHADA international competition and who will represent the DRC during of the 2023 edition of Génies en Herbe.
Finally, FESPAM 2023 is approaching, knowing all the sites selected for Africa’s major cultural event.
The DRC therefore finds itself on both the good and the bad side of the news, with notable advances in the preservation of nature and cultural events, but also an unstable security situation.