NIGHT UPDATES

Someone seems to be applying wisdom even if it is in extremis. It looks like what I predicted happened: FARDC-FDLR launched attacks on the rebels. In terms of advantage in the battle, rebels are in a comfortable situation because of the ground where they are. Don't forget that, if a military force withdraws deliberately, it cannot not strategize accordingly knowing the type of adversary they are dealing with. The meanstream media will never tell you the DRC government was defeated in this new phase of a ridiculous escalation by this genocide coalition.

However, someone is using the voice of wisdom: I hear that ICGLR has announced an extraordinary summit on the security in Easter DRC on 5th September in Kampala. I don't remember how many times I have thought that this regional block should be given the chance to broker this difficult peace. 

The peace as such isn't difficult, it's the billion and a half USD that western powers invest in the MONUSCO nuisance that makes every move for peace almost impossible. And this block needs to keep in mind that France is still thirsty for tutsi blood as the excuse to plunder. Belgian, Americans, British and now Tanzanians and South-Africans are only too happy to ride the genocide train driven by France since the 1990s. This terrible agenda is a monumental obstacle for ICGRL. It can be removed only if the block stands its ground and becomes the main player. If we can't stand our ground the UN arrogance, which is cover for all those vultures, will compromise the future of the region very badly. I am then here hoping that with or without Kikwete, ICGRL is going to usher in a totally new approach by exerting the right pressure on Kinshasaand silence the UN weapons shedding our people's blood since the 1950s.

The latest I heard is that the rebels inflicted new losses to the criminal coalition attacks this afternoon in Kibati. And ICGRL has issued another statement calling for DRC and M23 to go back to the negotiations and conclude them, after examining, evaluating and resolving M23 grievances. It is the only way to end hostilities, but ending hostilities will ruin the UN gigantic bureaucracy and warmongers who feed on these conflicts like true parasites. So the wazee at ICGRL should prepare for a UN resistance to a cessation of hostility in the Kivu.

FARDC-FDLR MEETING AT 3ANTENNES

As I said last night that Mende would be over the moon, I should have added that the FARDC-FDLR too. It is so easy to see the hand of France in the whole mess in the Kivu. So this is what is happening now: the infamous coalition is in ongoing meetings at 3 Antennes planning how to go after Makenga's men. This is actually one of the things I predicted last night. The question is whether they will resist bringing the UN again on board. There are no civilians in the forest around the Nyiragongo foothills. 

Strictly speaking, if MONUSCO was to do its "claimed" job, it should not interfere in the battle the FARDC-FDLR are planning. I know that at first this coalition was not willing to go after the rebels. They were saying that the rebels are probably preparing an ambush of some sorts, but the tone of voice in Kinshasa is pushing them for war. Don't be surprised if that's what they do exactly between today and tomorrow. At their own risk though, we should say. 

In the meantime, some hackers traceable to South-Africa have hacked into Soleil du Graben and Congodrcnews website, in a bid to silence anyone who gives people the chance to know the other side of the story. And we talk about the era of freedom of speech as a human right. It is proving to be a right only for the criminal UN and its allies!

FRANCE'S MOVE AT THE UN SC FAILS

In the end it always pays to wait and see. I could not give any update for just bad luck with time and a heated debate with my students on some interesting ideas they come up with. When you are teaching about 200 guys aged between 20 and 22, time for everything becomes quite short. But time to follow up on our vultures moves around the conflicts in Eastern DRC must be found. Here is the picture I can draw from well connected sources. As we left things yesterday, France had called an urgent meeting of the UN security council. French voices at the UN SC were quick to endorse the lies MONUSCO has spread about M23 bombs shelling Rwanda, while FDRC said Rwanda shelled Goma, etc... The total imbroglio meant to confuse the weak people of the poor DRC. It even seems that sanctions against Col. Mboneza and Kazarama were in the offing. All this because France beloved allies in the DRC, i.e. FDLR were not managing to achieve their real aim of being in the coalition FIB-MONUSCO-FDLR-FARDC, quick enough. However two other major reasons for the French haste to pressure the UN SC were: 

1) From the moment the UN forces decided to fight Makenga's fighters directly, so far these mercenaries have lost 9 Tanzanian soldiers, with 12 from the same country quite injured; the pretentious SANDF has lost 11 soldiers and 13 wounded. While in Goma they have tried to conceal the information either to avoid pressure from their respective countries or avoid demoralising the rest, in New York they were quick to focus on the bombings. Obviously with the same aim: they cannot allow this weakness of their FIB show so blatantly. 

2) I am not minimising the bombings: in New York they are know too well that the DRC is run by an absentee president who is only too happy to let the UN run the country for him. Remember the Punishment fiercely asserted by Martin Kobler? I know he has changed his tone since then. Nonetheless, he knows the gravity of bombing Rwanda by FARDC. Because saying FARDC, today, is saying UN and FDLR committed together to the destabilisation of the Great Lakes region. Everybody knows that FLDR col. "Napoleon" and his colleague and friend "Omega" are closely working in Goma under Mamadou. In New York they are aware of the fact that military experts from different military diplomatic missions can establish very well who shelled who and from where. And this will incriminate the UN as well as tie it evidently to the genocide agenda supported by the Western power and their stooge Kikwete in the region.

The above reasons explain why Edmond Mule, sorry Mulet (I could not help but be tickled by such a name) could not get neither a new resolution nor new sanctions. Even if he is a French and probably hates Rwanda and the Tutsis from the DRC, I am sure he understands the gravity of 30 bombs in a week shelled into Rwanda by FARDC. He knows his boss Ladsous fails every time to condemn FARDC and FDLR atrocities, but to let them provoke Rwanda in this arrogant manner is never going to work in favour of the UN. Their Expert' reports cannot hold any credibility here anymore.

On the other hand, the commandant in chief of the rebels is showing better standards in all this. He has shown he is in this not for the sake of war, but for the sake of peace. In order to allow space for investigations into the origin of the bombings and avoid Monusco false accusations that he is advancing beyond the territory his movement controls, he has voluntarily left Kanyaruchinya. Lambert Mende must have been over the moon since he could make his people believe the rebels were retreating defeated. Terrible mistake: Mende, and Kabila for that matter should know that like in November 2012, M23 withdrew from Goma for the sake of peace, not defeated. It has withdrawn from Kanyaruchinya deliberately. Make no mistake Mende, it can come back as soon as your fancy coalition of criminals tries attacking them again. Makenga is consistent in showing his commitment to peace, which does not mean he is not going to reclaim what is due to his cause as soon as that what is needed. Mende you have sung victory before the war too often. And you should know the weakness of both your government and your UN walking stick: working with criminals, no victory can come from there. Remember that soldiers from the 8th military region and the 10th have run away to Bukavu and that what prompted Kabila to bring in guys from KIsangani.

Now that Makenga has vacated Kanyaruchinya, who is taking over? FDLR-FARDC? They shouldn't since that is not their territory. The UN? If it is going there to square off issues with M23, anything can happen. The patience Rwanda has shown is quite remarkable: I am impressed they are not responding to the UN provocation with the bombing. DRC should not expect the same patience from Makenga if Kanyaruchinya is abused by the terrible coalition.

Finally I'll repeat something I already said a couple of days ago? When will the M23 political team stop talking about Kampala? Neither Kabila nor his allies at the UN are interested in talks. 

LA FRANCE AU SECOURS DE SES FDLR

C'est un tout petit billet de Jeune Afrique qui le dit depuis cet après midi: http://www.jeuneafrique.com/actu/20130829T135611Z20130829T135550Z/rdc-paris-reclame-une-reunion-d-urgence-du-conseil-de-securite.html. Il fallait s'y attendre une fois qu'il devenait clair que la coalition FIB-MONUSCO-FDLR-FARDC repète ses échecs en essayant de déloger les rebelles. Attendez-vous aussi à voir une autre résolution du CS favorisant cette coalition criminelle. Mais tout cela demeurera vain comme l'ONU est elle-même vaine. Je complète ce billet dans la soirée. En attendant, vous pouvez être surs que l'urgence que veut la France au CS est motivée par ceci: les morts et les blessés de l'ONU dans les attaques que l'ONU a commencées sont un débacle humiliant. Ils veulent courcicuiter les medias, empêcher le public de saisir la portée de ce débacle. Au moins un certain nombre des FARDC ont eu le courage d'être capturés. Il vaut mieux sauver sa peau que mourir, car il y a plus à faire dès que l'on réussit à museler la soif guerrière et de Kabila et de la France par son ONU interposée ou pas.

ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT IN MOMBASA

His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta' speech:

SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. UHURU KENYATTA, 

2^ND INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT OF EAC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT,MOMBASA, 28 TH AUGUST, 2013

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It is my pleasure to welcome Your Excellencies and your distinguished delegations toKenya’s Port City of Mombasa. We are greatly honoured to host the second Infrastructure Summit. I want to begin by commending each one of you for the diligence with which you ensured that the tasks assigned to you at the inaugural June Summit hosted by President Museveni were accomplished.

The commitment that has so far been demonstrated is as a result of our collective desire to grow our economies  and improve the quality of life of our  people. Since it is our stated commitment  to accelerate  integration through enhanced movement of  people, goods and services across our borders, it is my hope that the symbolism of hosting the summit at the Gateway to Eastern and Central Africa will not be lost.

The Port of Mombasa is our common resource. That is made abundantly clear by looking at the data on movement of  goods  into and out of the port. Some 30% of the 22 million tons of cargo handled in 2012 was destined for transit. As our economies grow, the demand for more efficient transport and communications has never been greater. And we are here because we are alive to that.

We are here to strengthen our coordination in the work we are doing together. We are here because we know that the one thing that can slow down our improving performance is inadequate infrastructure. We know that no country in the world has been able to maintain 7 per cent growth and above on a sustainable basis unless it dealt with infrastructure bottlenecks. We are here because we know that together, we can and we will get the work done. Without expanded infrastructure, the demands of maturing economies on existing facilities present a growing logistical challenge which loads unnecessary costs to taxpayers and consumers.

I am gratified that Your Excellencies share a common vision to catalyse the momentum of regional growth through deliberate actions to anticipate challenges. Our prosperity and security increasingly feature mutual opportunities as well as challenges. The imperative to integrate has never been greater. The readiness with which Your Excellencies have risen to challenges of our time is gratifying and bodes well for the region’s prospects.

At the Uganda Summit, several key matters were extensively discussed. Among them were the development of rail infrastructure in the region, the development of two oil pipelines,enhanced energy production and distribution, implementation of a Single Tourist Visa regime and the strengthening of the Single Customs Territory. Just as the imperative to integrate has been inevitable, the realisation that the scope of this project is dictated by unavoidable dynamics impelled us to welcome Burundi and South-Sudan into these discussions.

Your Excellencies, it is now clear that the key to managing regional challenges is the quick and clear realisation that we share one common destiny, and that working together on as many issues as possible offers superior opportunities to realise our aspirations. After Kampala, there have been seven meetings at various levels during which aspects of the Kampala Communique were clarified, developed and implemented. I am delighted to observe the solid progress made and the level of commitment that each partner State has invested towards the realisation of the resolutions.

Your Excellencies, My Government was assigned the task of spearheading the Action Point on Enhancement of Electricity Generation and Distribution as well as the development of two regional pipelines to carry finished products between Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali and crude between Uganda-Kenya-South Sudan. I am happy to report as follows. Regarding the first Point, we have generated a report presenting several possibilities on regional energy generation and distribution. This report contains proposals on the best means of exploiting electricity resources within each partner State, including such alternatives as nuclear, geo-thermal and other forms of renewable energy. I urge Your Excellencies to consider the recommendations in the context of moving our region towards energy self-sufficiency.

Your Excellencies,

In connection with the development of the oil pipelines, we are happy to report that the first phase of developing the Eldoret-Kampala-Kigali pipeline is on course, with the initial portion currently undergoing bid evaluation while the terms of reference for the feasibility study in relation to the second portion are now complete. We look forward to further discussions on the second phase of the pipeline project. Our ministers have deliberated in commendable detail the procurement and financing options for the Kampala-Kigali segment.

I urge Your Excellencies to consider the model that offers the best returns for the region, saves implementation time without compromising competitiveness or required standards. I have noted with great appreciation the steps taken in implementing the Single Customs Territory. In particular, I applaud member states' revenue authorities for interfacing their customs systems. The result is a seamless flow of information required to ease cargo clearance at first port of entry and payment of port charges. Equally important is the authorities' ongoing dialogue to streamline the evolved processes in order to cover loopholes and prevent losses arising from abuse.

Excellencies, the task we have embarked on is enormous. But I hope you will agree with me that heavy work is mitigated by steady progress. As long as our unity is bearing fruit, we will remain inspired to move forward boldly and quickly. As we review the status of the other decisions taken in Kampala, I want to assure Your Excellencies of Kenya's unstinting commitment to see them through. It will become necessary from time to time to set new objectives, and I am confident that this will only make our common vision easier to achieve. As I conclude, allow me to thank you all once again for being here, ready to work, and wish you fruitful deliberations. 

Let me also urge you to tour this city, which is steeped in history.

Thank you very much and God bless you

NIGHT SNIPPETS FROM THE FRONT

That horrendous coalition of FIB-MONUSCO-FDLR-FARDC is loosing again, the UN loosing some more of their own (http://chimpreports.com/index.php/regional-news/12466-10-drc-soldiers-killed-as-fighting-resumes.html) I wonder for how long will the media take to report on that. But what would be really interesting would be for the rebels to capture some of those victims of pretentious Zuma and Kikwete alive, and have the media see them. The rebels don't blackout the media! And I believe it might happen, may be in a few hours. How do you know the horrendous coalition has failed? You judge by their shameless bombing of Goma: desperate move, because they know the State Department and Martin Kobler as well as the Ken Roth of this world will be quick to accuse the rebels.

People in Goma are telling me at this very moment that bombs have been dropped close to the cemetery, even by the old slaughterhouse. These UN mercenaries with their genocidaires have done more than that. It seems that 15 of their bombs targeted Rwanda. And of course you will hear the US state department confirming to you that it is M23. But we know what they are after: they want, at all cost, to provoke Rwanda into this mess they've created. Which I hope won't happen, but can they abuse of the patience of Rwanda indefinitely? This is an intentional mess meant to achieve many objective including bringing FDLR in a position to caress their ambition of destabilizing Rwanda.

All this fits perfectly in Kabila and the international community's effort to boycott any political and diplomatic solution to Eastern DRC problem. If I were the political team of M23, I'd stop talking about Kampala, it was never meant to get anywhere, otherwise Kobler would never have been speaking of punishment. It is important for that team to understand and speak the language Kinshasa and allies want to use. Today the population in Goma has understood this, they have gone quiet because they understood that anything can happen, any moment. When will the so called international community come to its senses if it ever has any?

Small detail, not from the front, but from the EAC: a high powered summit on Economic Infrastructure is taking place in Mombasa, with good and achievable plans such as Kenya spearheading the oil pipeline and energy component, Uganda spearheading the railways infrastructure and Rwanda spearheading Customs harmonisation, common visa and EAC citizens' ID. Guess who was the East African missing this important rendez-vous? Jakaya Kikwete, ha. No problem, these other guys, if they want they can without him, they did not look bothered by his absence, but then he must be busy with his US and SA connections to think East Africa. Next summit will be in Kigali in October, no time to waste.

FARDC-FDLR-FIB-MONUSCO BOMBARDING AGAIN

It is clear, they want to appease the population in Goma. They know that as long as they are bombarding, the population won't be burning their vehicles any longer. How were this morning's attacks prepared? First let's specify where: at Mubambiro, those sides of Sake where the Tanzanian contingent of FIB is based. This is what happened there: a meeting between FARDC-FDLR and the Tanzanians was held to discuss how to attack Mutaho, Rusayo and Kanyaruchinya. It is quite interesting to think they have been at it since May and still have not managed to do much. So today they must have come with a more aggressive plan. Hence the bombs. Definitely, the UN is looking for a name change as it sinks further in this criminal business conducted with FDLR. This is not how Goma will be defended, the UN is defending its employees jobs, not the population.

If the UN was defending the population, it would not be indulging in these bombings which have proven to be futile in fighting Makenga's men, but instead have made casualties in the civilian populations, exactly in the same way that FARDC did in Rumagabo last month. And worse, in case these bombs are a threat to the neighbouring country as the Joint Mechanism of Evaluation has shown earlier. In Kinshasa, they are just happy to hear the colaition is bombing their enemy, but they don't care about the real picture of what is happening. Is it today that this criminal coalition is signaling the time for the support stationed in Kanyabayonga to come in? It is too early to tell. We need to wait and see what and when the bombing will be over, because it does stop, but the battle continues and that when we'll see who has the upper hand. 

Do not expect anyone to condemn the UN for starting attacks. If we were told yesterday that the Military branch of Monusco is against its political branch, from the situation on the ground, we can tell who of the two camps won. Is it Martin Kobler "punishment" that won against Robinson "political dialogue"? And to think that Kobler has the support of the new US representative in these parts (Russel D. Feingold), you can draw your conclusion on who does not want to hear about our people's freedom. 

THIS MORNING UPDATES

The coalition MONUSCO-FDLR-FIB-FARDC has failed in their latest effort to wipe out Makenga's fighters. And the intoxicated population is still happy about them because the fighters are not seizing Goma. They all forget that the target for these fighters, rather than just seize Goma, is to tackle the political problems plaguing the region and in the worst manner since the two Kabilas regimes. But wait until the population discovers how many FIB soldiers have been killed on the Kanyaruchinya front. I hear of 10 South-Africans and 8 Tanzanians. Of course neither the UN nor the DRC government would tell you that. Instead, it seems that they have flown the bodies to Kinshasa. Is it to get better flight connection for repatriating them, or it to avoid the Tanzanian and South-African people wrath at these useless deaths. 

I am sure Monusco's boss or the spokesman will update us  on this with a different version altogether. Anyway, we don't expect anything good from these guys. In the meantime, the support dispatched from Kisangani (20 trucks of soldiers and weapons) who were supposed to synchronize their attacks with those of the coalition MONUSCO-FDLR-FIB-FARDC has been stopped. You will recall that the strategy was this: FARDC-FDLR to throw bombs into Goma to get MONUSCO-FIB engaged in the battle; once this is underway, when Makenga's fighters pull back into the territory they control, the support from Kisangani would enter the fight from Rwindi to get Makenga's men sandwiched and automatically defeated. Now things have turned the other way round despite the US and the UN support for the UN negative forces in the Kivu. Makenga's guys are holding their ground, inflicting losses to the criminal coalition. Those from Kisangani are now afraid and they have been intructed to pull back from Rwindi and are stationed in Kanyabayonga. Obviously they know what's expects them in Mabenga if they try advancing. And definitely no coalition will be helping them from the Kanyaruchinya front. Will catch up later on more details. Let's hold a minute of silence for the Tanzanians and South-Africans who died serving Kabila and the UN macchiavelic plans.

My, my, oh my, here, I just found what Martin Kobler said: http://www.mediacongo.net/show.asp?doc=44751. Does this mean the man has understood the absurdity of the International community in this whole matter? The article is quite hilarious, isn't it? What can be seeing behind all this madness is that no one dares to force Kabila to negotiate when they know that's the only way of getting out of this rut. I have to appreciate the change of tone in Mr Kobler language: from fiercely wanting to punish Makenga's men to: «...C’est exactement ma position ici, et je consulte très étroitement Mme Robinson. Hier, on a téléphoné quatre fois et je suis tout à fait d’accord avec Mary Robinson. Ce conflit peut être résolu seulement par la politique. Pour avoir une solution à long terme, il faut avoir une solution politique. Par exemple, les entretiens de Kampala sont en cours.» Don't be shocked if you hear that Monusco now is divided in two camps, the belligerent camp, that wants war at all cost - no war no jobs; and the ones who might have changed their mind like Kobler himself and want a political solution. My goodness, we need so much patience with these useless games. If they are divided, that can't hurt us, can it?

And did you know Shoke was quizzed over SANDF soldiers preparedness to fight a war instead of keeping peace?: http://www.enca.com/south-africa/shoke-quizzed-soldier-preparedness. Clearly we are not the only ones who think these soldiers are out of place. What did the SA government expect? Send them to war and hope they won't die? Welcome to the club, but our own are dying for a noble cause, what about theirs?

ENTERTAINING CONFUSION

That is the strategy of the International Community around the conflict in the Kivu. This declaration is a perfect picture of the incoherence deliberately purported by the complexity of Western powers interests in Kabila's war against our people. Judge by yourself all the contradictions in here: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2013/08/213488.htm. Don't miss the contradiction with yesterday's call by American senators to find a political solution, when it is well known that Kabila is not going to Kampala. You will notice that Monusco-Fib-Fardc-Fdlr did no wrong. The press release above is something close to what in French we call "larmes de crocodile". Before a serious situation involving the UN crimes alongside fdlr, the State department has nothing else to say but condemn M23 and call it to desarm. Ha, why are we not surprised?

This afternoon,  with renewed combats, Mr. Kobler who yesterday was talking about punishing M23 fighters (http://congodrcnews.com/?p=3621), is saying that it is Kinshasa's government duty to protect the population. Can we get anymore chaotic? Wasn't Monusco and Fib doing just that when they led the carnage they stopped because they could see how futile their display was? One thing is certain, whether the International Community likes it or not, whether the US state department acknowledges it or not, the UN legitimacy has been compromised (http://congodrcnews.com/?p=3624), and it is a matter of time: we shall see it covered with the dark volcanic dust of our beloved land. 

We should not complain about the confusion, because the more the enemy lies, practically the better, these lies will backfire at some point. In the mean time, what all Kabila allies are not saying is that some the sons of these continent Zuma and Kikwete have sent to fight have lost their lives. The mainstream media will not allow you to know how south-Africans might be feeling about this whole mess, only a few months after the Seleka debacle in CAR. I hope those who lost their own will be allowed to mourn and that the opposition down there will ask pertinent questions to Zuma's boys.

AMERICAN SENATORS ON WAR TOURISM???

So the latest buzz is that 6 American Senators have passed through Goma today and now they could be in Kigali. Of course we have heard the slogan before: a political solution to the Kivu conflict. So why should it be the best when proposed by American senators, but not painstakingly worked out by Makenga's men? Distraction. They are here only to allow Kabila to mock the patience both of the rebels and the people. Why didn't they condemn MONUSCO and FIB association with FDLR-FARDC coalition? We have known for a long time the extent of the hypocritical Western powers whether under the UN colors or their individual country colors. Have you heard the two positions of great contradiction between Mary Robinson and the German guy heading the Monusco? What about the arrogance of the brésilian general? I shudder to think that Monusco is headed by a German. 

Anyway, I am talking about american senators, but I seem to have only questions tonight. Why did they have to go to Kigali after Goma? The UN is at war with M23 on behalf of Kabila, it is not at war with Kigali. After all the vile accusations against Rwanda by these same Western powers why would they combine a trip to Goma and one to Kigali? If they want M23 and Kinshasa to go back to Kampala, the most indicated destination should have been Kampala. Whatever their motives, they should know that enough is enough. Kinshasa has abused M23 good faith for far too long a time. If these guys should be talking to someone, it should be to Joseph Kabila to make him admit he will never win this war. But then, if they go to meet him, they'll probably promise to send him more UN forces to carry out the West's unfinished business in the Great Lakes, the one they started in the 1990s. The resistance on the part of our people looks like it has just started, given the might of our formidable enemies: those supporting Kabila in his belligerent and criminal record against the Kivu.