29 January 2025
Rubavu, Rwanda
LIVE - Wakimbizi Zaidi, mamluki wa Kiromania (Romania) kutoka DRC Wajisalimisha kwa MONUSCO, wapata Njia Salama kuingia Rwanda
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Mamluki hao wa Romania walidaiwa kuajiriwa na Horațiu Potra, mshirika wa mwanasiasa anayeunga mkono Urusi Călin Georgescu, na kutumwa Goma kuanzisha udhibiti wa serikali, kulingana na PressOne. Potra, ambaye alikabiliwa na matatizo ya kisheria nchini Romania baada ya kushutumiwa kwa kupanga kuchochea maandamano na kukiuka sheria kuhusu silaha na risasi, awali alithibitisha kwamba alianzisha ulinzi kwa Georgescu kwa msaada wa mamluki wa zamani waliokuwa wakifanya kazi nchini Kongo.
Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Romania (MAE) ilitoa taarifa kwa vyombo vya habari ikithibitisha kwamba kundi la raia wa Romania limekwama kaskazini mwa Kongo huku kukiwa na mashambulizi makubwa ya kundi la waasi la M23.
Raia hao wa Romania, wanaoripotiwa kuwa mamluki waliopewa kandarasi na serikali, wako katika mji wa Goma, katika jimbo la Kivu Kaskazini katika nchi hiyo ya Afrika, kwenye mpaka wa Rwanda na Uganda. M23 inaungwa mkono na Rwanda, ambayo sasa imepeleka jeshi lake kwenye mpaka na Kongo.
Siku ya Jumatatu asubuhi, wafanyakazi wa MONUSCO na familia zao walihamishwa kuvuka mpaka hadi Rwanda. Takriban wanajeshi 14,000 wa kulinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa wako chini, na wengi walijeruhiwa, kulingana na Euronews.
Mapigano yamekuwa yakiendelea nchini Kongo tangu mauaji ya halaiki ya Rwanda mwaka 1994, ambayo yameenea katika nchi jirani huku makundi yanayoongozwa na Watutsi yakipambana na Wahutu. Kuna takriban vikundi 100 vyenye silaha nchini Kongo, kando na M23.
Wataalamu wa Umoja wa Mataifa wanaripoti kuwa Rwanda imepeleka wanajeshi 3,000-4,000 na kutoa nguvu kubwa ya moto, ikiwa ni pamoja na maroketi na wadunguaji, kusaidia M23, ambayo inadai kuwatetea Watutsi nchini Kongo. Kwa kujibu, Kongo imekata uhusiano wake wa kidiplomasia na Rwanda.
27 January 2025
Bucharest, Romania
27 January 2025
Radu Dumitrescu
Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) issued a press release confirming that a group of Romanian citizens is stranded in north Congo amid a major offensive by rebel group M23.
The Romanians, reportedly mercenaries contracted by the government, are in the city of Goma, in the North Kivu province of the African country, right on the border with Rwanda and Uganda. M23 has the backing of Rwanda, which has now deployed its army on the border with Congo.
The Romanian mercenaries were allegedly employed by Horațiu Potra, an associate of pro-Russian politician Călin Georgescu, and sent to Goma to establish government control, according to
PressOne. Potra, who faced legal troubles in Romania after he was accused of planning to incite protests and violating the rules regarding weapons and ammunition,
previously confirmed that he established security for Georgescu with the help of former mercenaries who worked in Congo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs does not confirm the identity or number of those stranded. “Requests for consular assistance have been received from their families. The long-standing conflict in the North Kivu region is evolving dynamically and unpredictably.
The current situation on the ground is extremely volatile and dangerous,” the press release states.
MAE has issued a travel advisory for the area and assures that it is in constant contact with civilian and military UN bodies, as well as with those in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda.
On Monday, January 27, gunfire was heard in Goma, with the rebels declaring that they had captured the city. Thousands of people fled as the rebels advanced in the mineral-rich area of Congo.
The rebels ordered government soldiers to surrender by Monday at 3 AM local time, and 100 Congolese soldiers handed over their weapons to Uruguayan troops from the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO), according to Uruguay's military.
On Monday morning, MONUSCO staff and their families were evacuated across the border to Rwanda. About 14,000 UN peacekeepers are on the ground, and multiple were injured, according to
Euronews.
Fighting has been ongoing in Congo since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, which has spread across the neighboring countries as Tutsi-led groups clashed with Hutus. There are around 100 armed groups in Congo, aside from M23.
UN experts report that Rwanda has deployed 3,000–4,000 soldiers and provided significant firepower, including rockets and snipers, to support M23, which claims to defend Tutsis in Congo. In response, Congo has severed its diplomatic ties with Rwanda
29 August 2024
Around 1,000 former Romanian soldiers are supporting the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo in its fight against rebels in the east of the country. Romanian security agents are in Goma training the Congolese army. So far, 4 Romanians have been killed in the fighting with the rebels
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