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Speaker 1: In a bitter reaction to the statement credited to South

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Africa President Syria Ramafosa over the killing of thirteen SA

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soldiers in Goma by M twenty three rebels, Rwanda President

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Paul Kagamba has doctor of over President ramafosa description of

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Rwanda Defense Force early F as a delicial group working

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with M twenty three and the SA president’s threat racial

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and commented on President Siri Ramafosa at social media post

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published on Wednesday, accused South Africa of being a party

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in the conflict of 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 peaceciper in the world. The SA has joined

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hands to escalate this as hundreds of Romanian marcenaries contracted

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to fight against M twenty three rebels sendent also rendered

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to M twenty three rebels in the presence of the

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rebels spokesperson Willi Aguma in Goma, who was seen in

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videos warning and cautioning the Romanians never to come to

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Congo to fight against them, before the Romania and were

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transported to Wonder for further assistance to their country. Willie

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and Goma could basin in one of the videos published online,

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talking to the European mercenaries in Goma, Dad, don’t joke

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with M twenty three, my bro, that’s the army for

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the people. M twenty three leader Connel Langa, in a

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video interview, said we have come to Goma to stay.

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We are not going to withdraw, but we will move

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forward from Goma up to Kitshasa, adding that the rebel

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group’s plan is to march to the r come Goo’s capital,

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Kinshasa to oust the government of President Felix Tiachi Secaday.

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Connel Lander says President Tiachi Secredary has cut of power

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and internet in Goma, rigin residents to return to their

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homes and resume daily life. Local media reported that M

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twenty three fighters have taken control of several streets and

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are currently managing the security situation in Goma. Some residents

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were taken selfies with the fighters, and one of the

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videos so the M twenty three spokesperson Willie a Goma

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posing with the residents in a joyous mood. Ving Oa

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reported that although relative Com has returned to the Eastern

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Democratic Republic, of Congo City, the main roads still bear

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the marks of conflict, with military trenches, spent bullets, improvised

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explosive devices and beer bottles scattered around. Some businesses remained

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closed as residents went to see what actions M twenty

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three will take. Many are calling for the restoration of

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essential services like water, electricity and the internet, hoping to

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resume normal life under the group’s rule. According to VA,

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on Wednesday, while fighting in the city had largely eased,

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intermittent gunfire continued in the Goma’s northern areas, including Katui, Mabanga, Majengo,

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Kibwei and Turunga. When this situation remains says according to

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local DRC media outlets, al Jasira reported that in a

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heated address at the Emergency East African Community ec SOLET

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on January twenty seventh, twenty twenty five, President Paul kagam

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of Rwanda criticized South African President Cyril Ramafosa’s involvement in

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the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo DRC crisis. Kagalla accused

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Ramafosa of friending a peace MAKA role, stating Syril Ramafosa

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is pretending to be playing a peace Macha role in

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Eastern DRC. He further challenged South africa stance, saying and

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South Africa there’s even issue threats. Kagalla also directed criticism

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towards the RC President Felix station secredy Angolan President Joe

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Lorenzo and former Kenyan President Uhurukenyata for their roles in

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the ongoing conflict. The SOLT was convent to address the

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escalating situation in Goma, where and twenty three rebels have

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seized control, leading to a significant humanitarian concerns. Mister Chairman,

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your Excellencys, I want us that for whatever we are

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saying and whatever we intend to do, we capture the

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contexts rightly and then proceed based on that and maybe

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we can get somewhere. Otherwise, if we keep saying good

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things to each other, being nice, and then each one

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fulfilling their own interests other than the common interests we

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have as East Africans, then I don’t see how we

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are going to contribute effectively to finding a solution. The

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other day, two or three days ago, we lost people.

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There was a lot of shelling from eastern Congo from Goma,

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killed a dozen people and angeled hundreds We will definitely

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take care of that. There is no question about it.

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President Kagame said, as fostered on his Veri Fied first

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book page at the Extraordinary Summit of EAC Healths of

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State on Eastern DLC. Even if all of us were

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doing everything right, nothing is going to come out of

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it until those manly concerned are also part of it,

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participating and contributing to the success of the process through

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which they are getting the support, President Kagame added. South

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Africa President Siria Rama Fossa in a statement on his

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ex social media on Wednesday, said, as presented below in

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fellow South Africans, following the recent intensification of fighting in

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the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa has

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lost thirteen brave soldiers who were dedicated to their mission

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and committed to peace. The fighting is the result of

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an escalation by the rebel group M twenty three and

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Rwandered Defense Force RDF militia engaging the armed forces of

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the d r FARDC and attacking peacekeepers from the SADC

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Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo SAMIDRC. On behalf

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of the government and the people of our country, I

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express our sincerest condolences to their families, their loved ones

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and colleagues. We bow our healths in honor of their

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heroic and gallant fights for peace. We honor and mon them.

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All necessary support is being provided to the families of

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the deceist and the families of the injured. The process

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to reportrate the remains of the deceased is underway. The

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attacks on peacekeepers resulted in the deaths of SAMIDRC members

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from other troop contributing countries, namely Malawi and Tanzania, as

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were members of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission. In the

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DRC monuscle Regad. We an all the lives that were

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lost and pass our condolences to their families, governments and cities.

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The situation in Goma and seg where our troops and

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their counterparts are stationed, remains very tense, volatile and unpredictable.

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The Minister of Defense and Military Veterans, most Agil Machenda

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and the Chief of the SA and DF General Rulesennie Marfunia,

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and SAMIDRC Force Commander Najore General Momabsidayakopo are working to

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ensure that the SAMIDLC forces remain well equipped and sufficiently

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supported during this critical vision. We are concerned about the

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speculation about the state of our troops and the battle conditions.

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All South Africans must rally behind our brave men and

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women who have dedicated their lives to bringing peace in

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our continent. South Africa’s military presence in the Eastern DOLC

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is not a declaration of war against any country or state.

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The members of the South African National Defense Force that

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are in the DC are part of both SADC and

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United Nations efforts to bring peace and protect thousands of

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lives that are constantly threatened by the conflict in the DRC.

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The presence of the SAMIDRC forces demonstrates a commitment of

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SADC member states to supporting the DRC in its efforts

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to achieve lasting peace and stability and ultimately create an

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enabling environment for sustainable development and prosperity. We welcome the

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position that was recently adopted by the United Nations Security

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Council during its special sitting on the situation in the DRC,

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which calls for an immediate and to hostilities, the reversal

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of territorial expansion by the m twenty three they exit

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of external forces from the DRC and the resumption of

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peace talks under the Nairobi Process. The territorial integrity of

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the DRC must be respected in accordance with the United

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Nations Charter on the Respect of Sovereignty, territorial in integrity

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and political independence of other States. We call on all

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parties to this conflict to fully embrace the current diplomatic

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efforts that are held at finding a peaceful resolution, including

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honoring the Luanda Process agreements. We must silence the guns

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on our continent for the attendment of inclusive development and prosperity.

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I thank you. In quick response, on Wednesday, Rwanda President

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Paul Kaganga took to his verified ex social media handle

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and confronted the South Africa President, seeing Rama Fossa in

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a statement stated below those I held two conversations this

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week with President Ramafossa on the situation in Eastern DRC,

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including earlier today. What has been said about these conversations

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in the media by South African officials and President Rama

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Posa himself contains a lot of distortion, deliberate attacks and

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evil lies. If words can change so much from a

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conversation to a public statement, it says a lot about

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how these very important issues are being managed. A few

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important clarifications for the record. One, the Rwandan Defense Force

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is an army, not a militia. Two sam id RC

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is not a peacekeeping force and it has no place

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in this situation. It was authorized by sa DC as

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a belligerant force engaged in offensive combat operations to help

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the DRC government fight against its own people, working alongside

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genocidal groups like FTLR Wichita gets Rwander, while also threatening

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to take the world to rewander itself. Three SAMI d

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RC displaced a true peacekeeping force, the East African Community

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Regional Force, and thus contributed to the failure of the

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negotiation processes. For President Rama Possa has never given a

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one name of any unless it was delivered in his

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local language, which I do not understand. He did ask

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for support to ensure the South African force has adequate electricity,

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food and water, which we shall help communicate. Five President

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Rama Fossa confirmed to me that M twenty three did

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not kill the soldiers from South Africa. Fardcly did. Six.

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If South Africa wants to contribute to peaceful solutions, that

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is well and good, but South Africa is in no

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position to take on the role of a peace neckar

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or mediator, and if South Africa prefers confrontation, Rwanda will

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deal with the matter in that context any day. We had.

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On Wednesday reported that over one thy two hundred men

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of the Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo have

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sedd or surrendered Buma, the country’s largest city, to M

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after the polled. The army attacks and took refuge at

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unpeace keeping military base, leaving South Africa soldiers to continue

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to fight on But South African Military formationed in Congo

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on Tuesday issued a statement denying that its men did

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not surrender to M twenty three rebels. Insisted that the

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white flag houistered by one of his soldiers on Monday

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during heavy gun battle with the rebels was normal military

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tradition for both sides to cease fire to enable the

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South Africa troops passage to receive medical supply and as

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well give room to the M twenty three rebels the

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opportunity to rescue their men injured in front of the

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South African military based near Guma, airport. These as thousands

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of pro government protesters attacked and burnt some portions of US, French, Kenya, Uganda,

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Rwanda and other foreign emphasis in Kinshasa. We had on

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Monday reported that thousands of prisoners at Monzanzi prison facility

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in Goma, the capital city of North Kivu Province is

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the Democratic Republic of Congo, may have served themselves free

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after M towenty three rebels took control of Goma early

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morning on Monday, with videos posted online showing civilians flooded

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back to Goma and welcoming the M twenty three rebels

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in a rousing manner. Earlier on Monday, we also reported

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that one of the most troubled countries in Africa, Democratic

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Republic of Congo, government has burned civilian residents in the

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country to flood streets today Monday, the twenty seventh of

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January twenty twenty five, just as M twenty three rebels

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are now in control of Goma after killing the Congolese

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military commander, over nine South Africa soldiers a total of

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twelve U and peacekeepers, forcing other Congolice soldiers to surrender

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their weapons before the three am Monday twenty seven twenty

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twenty five deadline set. We had earlier in the month

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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 Congolice government sent one hundred

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and seventy two death through prisons to executioners, with one

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hundred and two already confounded executed, while the government kept

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more on the tod batch of seventy prisoners, including the

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May nineteen, twenty twenty four thirty seven coup plotters who

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were convicted and sentenced to death in September twenty twenty four,

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just as the country Minister of Justice, Constant Multimbar threatened

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journalists with death penalty able to relate the activities of

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armed grouping described as Rwanda Army and its M twenty

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three auxiliaries for the.

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Speaker 2: Last two days on Monday and today this morning, I

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spoke with the President of South Africa who sought me

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out to speak with me on this matter because of

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the involvement in eastern Congo. And he’s also there pretending

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to be playing a peacemaker role and he has a

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force that has been sighting at fighting alongside f de

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Era and has been fighting the twenty three on the

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instructions of Securdy because these are people who are not

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supposed to be in the Congo, that these are from

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Rwanda or the twenty three are not Rwandan’s please, these

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are congo Is. And one time he accepts it, then

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another time he says no, part of it is yes,

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and then the other part is from Rwanda. And these

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are the the he keeps on and how do we

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leaders of our own countries accept this to go on

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forever and just accept that we shall be manipulated by

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She’s scady or whoever is supporting h and South Africa.

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There’s even issue threats about what is likely to happen

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after that, and so on and so forth. Of course

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we will see what threats they are talking about. Maybe

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they should have done that exactly for which they have

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been issuing threats. They should have done it to clean

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up with the meds in eastern Ukongo or to fight

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about those who have been trying to clean up with

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the mets. So then you have the whole international community

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just to confuse it. They talked about Rwanda, they talked

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about the Nairobi process. Honesty. Even here, maybe you will

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help me understand what all these means. The processes became

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an end in themselves, and the people reading these processes

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became more important than the results of the processes. Then

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Arobi process became a whole process, then the Ruanda process.

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It’s like you can’t say anything that very displeased the President.

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Lorenzo Definitely, this does not help deal with such a

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serious matters as we are faced with today in the