Fatshimetrie, a multidimensional information platform, takes you today to the heart of the burning and eventful news taking place in the Tanganyika sector, in Fizi territory, in South Kivu. A wind of protest is blowing and disrupting not only commercial and academic activities, but also the daily lives of residents, denouncing harassment and the omnipresence of roadblocks, largely manned by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC).
At the heart of this agitation, the tragic murder of mwami Charles Nsimbi, from Babungwe North, the company commander based in Mboko and the deputy head of the General Directorate of Migration in Mboko, inflamed the spirits. In response to this violent act, the synergy of civil society organizations called for three days of ghost towns, thus mobilizing residents to express their fed up with the multiple barriers erected by the military.
Martin Fikiri, coordinator of the SNCX axis Uvira-Fizi, specifies that these actions also aim to denounce obstacles to free movement and the consequences on state exams. Indeed, finalist students from Makobola had to undertake a morning journey by boat, from 5 a.m., to be able to get to the examination centers in Exétat, thus demonstrating the obstacles encountered on a daily basis.
The administrator of the territory of Fizi, Samy Kalonji, highlighted the circumstances of the death of mwami Charles Nsimbi, deploring the human losses and calling for appeasement, while insisting on the need to carry out in-depth investigations to shed light on these tragic events.
Civil society is sounding the alarm over the proliferation of barriers and the presence of armed men along national road number 5, causing a precarious security situation and palpable tensions. Cases of violence and abuse have been reported, highlighting the risks faced by the local population.
The territory of Fizi, once peaceful, is today the scene of recurring conflicts and incidents, where the authority and security of citizens are undermined. The local community, exhausted by these unrest, is calling for justice and concrete measures to restore peace and guarantee the protection of all.
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