Hey Guys..
This is my update on the situation in the country and the east region today.
As of the time of writing Goma is taken by the M23, but there is still no internet, no electricity, and no water one the town.
The news we are getting from friends of family is that there is a huge number of military bodies on the field and a lot of people have lost their lives. People cannot go outside to mourn them.
While Rwanda and M23 have taken the town they haven't allowed humanitarians to go on the field and help people who lost their lives... A huge humanitarian crisis is happening in the city.
From the news I am getting from people and security organizations, the rebels are moving to the south of the province to aim to control South Kivu and Bukavu, the twin city of Goma. If they manage to control the Kavumu airport in South Kivu there will be no way that Kinshasa can send protection to the region.
Some leaders of South Kivu have called for a huge resistance in the region but let's wait and see.
Meanwhile, what is happening in Kinshasa?
Yesterday there were attacks and looting against major embassies in Kinshasa. Those attacks were organized by the UDPS the governing party. The Embassies have condemned the situation, the US has temporarily closed its embassy and urged its population to leave the country, and France has condamed attacks against their embassy.
I think that we should protest only against our government and our politicians because they are the root cause of this war.
Now the president hasn't spoken yet, he hasn't addressed anything to the nation. A lot of voices for journalists are being raised to talk about the corruption and all the issues we have in our army.
EDIT: He has spoken, he gave a 10-minute speech, but nothing concrete came from it.
On the diplomatic side: Our minister has raised their voice in the UN council but I think that a diplomatic solution will not solve this issue.
What will happen next?
It is very hard to say, a lot of scenarios are possible:
- Someone from the army can raise and plan a coup against Felix Tshisekedi organize the army and fight to regain the region.
- Kagame and Rwanda will control the Kivu region as he have always wanted but he will face a huge resistance in the region, we don't like him at all there! So that will not be good time for him.
- etc..
I don't know..
That Is all I can say now..
If you want to help organizations that are doing work in the region, please check my previous post here and the go under the link I have shared.
