OsazuwaAkonedo Audio ~ M23 Expands In Congo, Takeover Bukavu, Seizes Kavumu Airport
M23 Expands In Congo, Takeover Bukavu, Seizes Kavumu Airport
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#Issues #Bukavu #DRC #DRCongo #Goma #Kavumu #Kinshasa #Kivu #Tshisekede ©February 15th, 2025 ®February 15, 2025 3:28 pm M23 rebels have announced the takeover of South Kivu city of Bukavu in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC and now in control of another major airport in the Kivu region, the Kavumu Airport after the secessionist armed fighters sacked Congolese soldiers and foreign mercenaries on Friday. #OsazuwaAkonedo
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Speaker 1: M twenty three rebels have announced the takeover of South
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Kibu city of Bukaho in the Eastern Democratic Republic of
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Congo DRSE and now in control of another major airport
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in the Kibu region, the Kamomo Airport. After the cessasionist
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arm fighters saubed Kongolese soldiers and foreign mercenaries on Friday,
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Local observers said that Kavomu, a strategic location in South Kivu,
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hosts an airport that was used by the DRSS coalition
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forces to launch attacks on M twenty three positions. A
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VideA of M twenty three rebels marking Congolese and its
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foreign coalition forces after capturing Bukabo was published online on Friday.
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The rebels has said that their intention is to advance
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to Kinshasa, the capital city of Congo, which is more
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than one thousand, five hundred kilometers from Bukabu, to change
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the government of President Felix Tichi Seked. Local media reported
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that the neighboring community of Morbo in Central Equatoria extents
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of South Sudan, has raised alarm of the likely effect
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of the crisis on the community, calling on its government
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to beef of security at the border town. There is
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a crisis in the DRC and we are very much
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afraid that it may affect some parts of Central Equatoria,
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and the activities of the M twenty three have displaced
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some people from Congo to parts of Central Equatoria. Immorobile
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and implease activities continue. Our border is very vulnerable. One
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of the resolutions is to request the Ministry of Defense
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and Veteran Affairs to deploy forces along the border line
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to secure the border from encroachment. Calling on local do Obelee,
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Deputy Governor of Central Equatoria States stated, according to local media,
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video showed Congolese and its coalition Fore and So just
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fled and abandoned their weapons when Bukabu fell under the
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M twenty three rebels, with the abandoned military equipment seen
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at the entrance of Bocago Airport included battlefield tanks. Meanwhile,
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the Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tachi Securdy will
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not attend an African Union sommit this weekend in Addis Ababa.
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The government’s fokesperson, Tinas Salama said the annual soviet is
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focused on N and d L says conflict with M
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twenty three rebels in the East. Prime Minister Judet Sumimar
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Tuluka is expected to represent the African nation at the event,
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Salama said on Friday. Fighting resumed in dr Congo a
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few days ago, according to local media after the M
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twenty three announced since fire, both Congoleese troops started consuming
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M twenty three forces near the town of Euc in
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South Kevo Province as the anti government group continues its
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advance after season Goma last month, we had reported that
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the United Nations ulsays dozens of inmates with more than
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one hundred and fifty female prisoners alongside the babies, were
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burnt alive on January twenty seven, twenty twenty five, when
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some detennees at Monzansee Prison in Goma’s self fire on
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the facility to escape after M twenty three advanced to
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take over the city, forcing prison guards to flee and
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shot then many inmates it would be recalled. We had
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reported that, in a bitter reaction to the statement credited
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to South Africa President Syria Ramafosa over the killing of
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thirteen SAS soldiers in Goma by M twenty three rebels,
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Rwanda President Paul Kagangha has talked top over President Ramafosa
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description of Uwanda Defense Force early F as a militia
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group working with M twenty three and the SA president
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threat racial and commented on President Syril Ramafossa at social
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media post published accused South Africa of being a party
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in the conflict and the Democratic Republic of Congo, who
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always launched offensive operations against M twenty three rebels, only
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trying to manipulate the public by those falsely claiming to
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be a peacecifer. In a word, the SA has joined
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hands to escalate as hundreds of Romanian marcenaries contracted to
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fight against M twenty three rebels seated or surrendered to
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M twenty three rebels in the presence of the rebels
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spokesperson Willie Aguma in Guma, who was seen in videos
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warning and cautioning the Romanians never to come to Congo
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to fight against them. Before the Romanians were transported to
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Rwanda for further assistance to their country, we had reported
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that over one thousand, two hundred men of the armed
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Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have seded or surrendered Guma,
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the country’s largest city, to M twenty three rebels, with
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DRC military uniforms flooding the streets after the of the
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army attacks and took refuge at unpas Keeping military base,
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living South Africa soldiers to continue to fight on, but
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South African Military formationed in Congo in a statement denying
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that its men did not surrender to M twenty three rebels,
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insisting that the white flag houistered by one of his
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soldiers during heavy gun battle with the rebels was normal
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military tradition for both sides to cease fire to enable
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the South African troops passage to receive medical supply and
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as well give room to the M twenty three rebels
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the opportunity to rescue their men. Engeled in front of
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the South African Military base near Guma Airport. These as
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thousands of pro government protesters attacked and won some portions
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of US, French, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and other foreign embassies
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in Kishasa. We previously had reported that thousands of prisoners
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at Montanai prison facility in Goma, the capital city of
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North Kivu Province is the Democratic Republic of Congo, may
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have set themselves free after M twenty three rebels took
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control of Goma early morning hours, with videos posted online
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showing civilians flooding back to Guma and welcoming the M
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twenty three rebels in arousing manner. Earlier Saven Day, we
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also reported that one of the most troubled countries in Africa,
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Democratic Republic of Congo, government built civilian residents in the
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country to flood streets on Munday twenty seventh of January
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twenty twenty five, just as M twenty three rebels are
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now in control of Goma after killing the Congolise military commander,
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over nine South Africa soldiers a total of twelve u
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N peacekeepers, forcing other Congolise soldiers to surrender their weapons
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before the three am Monday twenty seven, twenty twenty five
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deadline set. We had earlier in January twenty twenty five
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reported that M twenty three rebels in the Democratic Republic
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of Congo early this year advanced and since the town
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of Massese sam Perial The Congolise government sent one hundred
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and seventy two death row prisoners to executioners, with one
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hundred and two already confirmed and executed, while the government
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kept more on the third batch of seventy prisoners, including
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the May nineteen twenty twenty four thirty seven coup plotters
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who were convicted and sentenced to death in September twenty
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twenty four, just as the country Minister of Justice, Constant
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Multonber threatened journalists with death penalty if they relate the
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activities of armed group he described as well wander Army
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and it’s M twenty three auxiliaries as one ready bread
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you bring me in a mortgage is aware
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