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M23 IS FIGHTING FOR MINERALS NOT TUTSIS
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group’s violent actions in eastern DR Congo have nothing to do with ’protecting Tutsis’ - and everything to do with Congolese resources. That’s according to General Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former Rwandan army chief-of-staff.
He argues that the issue of protecting the Banyamulenge - that is, the Congolese Tutsis (singular: Mnyamulenge) - was settled with the Sun City Agreement in 2002, which formally ended the Second Congolese War.
He says the touted idea that Rwandan proxies (such as M23) are fighting to stop the marginalisation of, and violence against, Tutsis is nothing but a cover for a resource grab. He points to the appointment of Banyamulenge figures to senior Congo government positions to back up his claim.
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group’s violent actions in eastern DR Congo have nothing to do with ’protecting Tutsis’ - and everything to do with Congolese resources. That’s according to General Kayumba Nyamwasa, a former Rwandan army chief-of-staff.
He argues that the issue of protecting the Banyamulenge - that is, the Congolese Tutsis (singular: Mnyamulenge) - was settled with the Sun City Agreement in 2002, which formally ended the Second Congolese War.
He says the touted idea that Rwandan proxies (such as M23) are fighting to stop the marginalisation of, and violence against, Tutsis is nothing but a cover for a resource grab. He points to the appointment of Banyamulenge figures to senior Congo government positions to back up his claim.
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Continued….. In DRC’s Rubaya, which was captured in 2024, the M23 controls mining production, trade and transport, according to UN experts - with profits of more than $800,000 a month, and the minerals routed to Rwanda.
The rebels’ recent offensive on Goma led to more than 900 deaths, with over 2,800 injured (UN).
Sources:
Uganda-DRC cooperation spooked Kigali
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/rwanda-drc-risk-of-war-new-m23-rebellion-emerges-explainer/
M23 Rubaya
https://archive.ph/HA8kK#selection-5111.215-5111.325
Goma death toll
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/2/2/more-than-700-killed-as-dr-congo-military-fights-m23-rebels
The rebels’ recent offensive on Goma led to more than 900 deaths, with over 2,800 injured (UN).
Sources:
Uganda-DRC cooperation spooked Kigali
https://africacenter.org/spotlight/rwanda-drc-risk-of-war-new-m23-rebellion-emerges-explainer/
M23 Rubaya
https://archive.ph/HA8kK#selection-5111.215-5111.325
Goma death toll
www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/2/2/more-than-700-killed-as-dr-congo-military-fights-m23-rebels
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Rwanda and the DRC at Risk of War as New M23 Rebellion Emerges: An Explainer
The deterioration of security and resurgence of M23 in eastern DRC are an outcome of longstanding rivalries between Rwanda and Uganda.
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The recent surge in violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in the eastern city of Goma falling under the control of Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 rebels. This Western-backed, three-decade-long conflict over natural resources has forced hundreds of thousands of Congolese to flee Goma, with at least 900 lives lost within a week since its capture.
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Continued….. Reports say Uganda has dispatched over 1,000 additional troops to eastern Congo, bringing the total number of Ugandan soldiers in the region to as much as 5,000. However, Uganda’s involvement raises serious questions. The UN and others have accused Kampala of supporting and sheltering militias while simultaneously vying for control over Congo’s resources with Rwanda. Despite mounting evidence of its complicity, Uganda has refuted claims of directly financing or harbouring M23 rebels.
Uganda’s ambiguous stance casts a shadow over its intentions in Congo, especially given its history of destabilising the region.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-sends-1000-more-soldiers-east-congo-near-conflict-sources-say-2025-02-04/?taid=67a286eb4fe82f0001021a57&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/uganda-and-rwanda-deny-plundering-congo
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-provided-support-m23-rebels-congo-un-report-says-2024-07-08
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/17/uganda-to-withdraw-soldiers-fighting-adf-in-dr-congo-this-month
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/article/2001375232/congos-gold-being-smuggled-out-by-the-tonne-un-report-finds
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/congos-gold-being-smuggled-out-by-the-tonne-un-report-finds-idUSKBN23M0PX/#:~:text=More%20than%2095%25%20of%20gold,production%20and%202019%20export%20data.
https://enactafrica.org/enact-observer/is-ugandas-thriving-gold-trade-being-compromised-by-criminal-networks#:~:text=A%20second%20report%2C%20submitted%20by%20the%20UN,DRC%20to%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates%20(UAE).&text=The%20UN%20report%20says%20Dubai%20is%20the,sourced%20from%20artisanal%20miners%20in%20the%20DRC.
https://www.riotimesonline.com/ugandas-military-strategy-in-drc-the-gold-connection
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/12/uganda-pays-first-installment-of-325m-war-reparations-to-drc
https://www.economist.com/international/2000/06/15/congos-hidden-war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c134kgdpd6do
https://gfintegrity.org/press-release/new-report-unveils-gaps-in-ugandas-mining-legal-regime-and-proposes-actionable-solutions-to-combat-illicit-financial-flows-along-the-mineral-supply-chain
https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/118/80/pdf/n2411880.pdf
Uganda’s ambiguous stance casts a shadow over its intentions in Congo, especially given its history of destabilising the region.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-sends-1000-more-soldiers-east-congo-near-conflict-sources-say-2025-02-04/?taid=67a286eb4fe82f0001021a57&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
https://www.state.gov/reports/country-reports-on-terrorism-2019/democratic-republic-of-the-congo
https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/uganda-and-rwanda-deny-plundering-congo
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-provided-support-m23-rebels-congo-un-report-says-2024-07-08
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/17/uganda-to-withdraw-soldiers-fighting-adf-in-dr-congo-this-month
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/amp/article/2001375232/congos-gold-being-smuggled-out-by-the-tonne-un-report-finds
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/congos-gold-being-smuggled-out-by-the-tonne-un-report-finds-idUSKBN23M0PX/#:~:text=More%20than%2095%25%20of%20gold,production%20and%202019%20export%20data.
https://enactafrica.org/enact-observer/is-ugandas-thriving-gold-trade-being-compromised-by-criminal-networks#:~:text=A%20second%20report%2C%20submitted%20by%20the%20UN,DRC%20to%20the%20United%20Arab%20Emirates%20(UAE).&text=The%20UN%20report%20says%20Dubai%20is%20the,sourced%20from%20artisanal%20miners%20in%20the%20DRC.
https://www.riotimesonline.com/ugandas-military-strategy-in-drc-the-gold-connection
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/12/uganda-pays-first-installment-of-325m-war-reparations-to-drc
https://www.economist.com/international/2000/06/15/congos-hidden-war
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c134kgdpd6do
https://gfintegrity.org/press-release/new-report-unveils-gaps-in-ugandas-mining-legal-regime-and-proposes-actionable-solutions-to-combat-illicit-financial-flows-along-the-mineral-supply-chain
https://documents.un.org/doc/undoc/gen/n24/118/80/pdf/n2411880.pdf
Reuters
Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa government is fighting M23 rebels, four diplomatic and U.N. sources said, heightening fears of a regional escalation.
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DRC: CEASEFIRE OR TACTICAL PAUSE?
The ceasefire declared unilaterally by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has come as a surprise. The Rwandan-backed militia has been making rapid gains in eastern DRC, including the capture of the regional capital Goma. The armed group cited ‘humanitarian reasons.’
773 bodies of people killed in just one week of the offensive were reportedly in local hospital morgues as of 1 February. The morgues are said to have exceeded their capacity - with many bodies left lying in the streets.
The Congolese government says any meaningful humanitarian let-up in the fighting must include the city’s demilitarisation to enable aid access into Goma. That outcome currently looks exceedingly unlikely.
The ceasefire declared unilaterally by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo has come as a surprise. The Rwandan-backed militia has been making rapid gains in eastern DRC, including the capture of the regional capital Goma. The armed group cited ‘humanitarian reasons.’
773 bodies of people killed in just one week of the offensive were reportedly in local hospital morgues as of 1 February. The morgues are said to have exceeded their capacity - with many bodies left lying in the streets.
The Congolese government says any meaningful humanitarian let-up in the fighting must include the city’s demilitarisation to enable aid access into Goma. That outcome currently looks exceedingly unlikely.
Continued….. Many suspect that the proposed truce is in bad faith - and will merely give the M23 an opportunity to rearm and bring forward more fighters, ahead of a new major offensive. That possibility is apparently confirmed by videos of truckloads of rebel troops amassing.
What do you make of M23’s ceasefire declaration?
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/4/rwandan-backed-m23-rebels-declare-ceasefire-in-drc
https://news.sky.com/story/bodies-in-streets-as-morgues-exceed-capacity-after-700-killed-in-just-four-days-of-fighting-around-goma-in-congo-13300930
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFrjDDmIbaY/?igsh=QkFLVjJHdmdaOA%3D%3D
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dr-congo-calls-for-withdrawal-of-m23-rebels-rwandan-forces-from-city-of-goma/3472143#
What do you make of M23’s ceasefire declaration?
Sources:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/4/rwandan-backed-m23-rebels-declare-ceasefire-in-drc
https://news.sky.com/story/bodies-in-streets-as-morgues-exceed-capacity-after-700-killed-in-just-four-days-of-fighting-around-goma-in-congo-13300930
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFrjDDmIbaY/?igsh=QkFLVjJHdmdaOA%3D%3D
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/dr-congo-calls-for-withdrawal-of-m23-rebels-rwandan-forces-from-city-of-goma/3472143#
Al Jazeera
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC
The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons.
CONGO’S MINERAL WAR & GEN*CIDAL SUPPLY CHAIN
They say, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This one speaks volumes on Congo’s foreign-instigated, three-decade-long mineral war’s demand-and-supply chain, the cost of which is the sweat and blood of millions of Congolese!
The DRC annually loses $1 billion in minerals through the Western-backed illicit trade, according to Congolese Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi, with a human cost that is even higher. More than 6 million Congolese had been k*lled by 2010, about 7 million had been internally displaced as of last year, s*xual assault and child labour runs rampant, and about 500,000 Congolese fled their homes in eastern DRC just in January to avoid the M23 militia’s incursion.
In 2007, Belgian companies—Trademet, Traxys, SDE, STI and Specialty Metals—operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exported cassiterite, coltan and wolframite, all minerals used in many ways including in building smartphones.
They say, ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This one speaks volumes on Congo’s foreign-instigated, three-decade-long mineral war’s demand-and-supply chain, the cost of which is the sweat and blood of millions of Congolese!
The DRC annually loses $1 billion in minerals through the Western-backed illicit trade, according to Congolese Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi, with a human cost that is even higher. More than 6 million Congolese had been k*lled by 2010, about 7 million had been internally displaced as of last year, s*xual assault and child labour runs rampant, and about 500,000 Congolese fled their homes in eastern DRC just in January to avoid the M23 militia’s incursion.
In 2007, Belgian companies—Trademet, Traxys, SDE, STI and Specialty Metals—operating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) exported cassiterite, coltan and wolframite, all minerals used in many ways including in building smartphones.
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Continued……The world’s fifth-largest tin-producing company, Bangkok-based Thailand Smelting and Refining Corporation (ThaISaRCO), owned by the Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC) and Afrimex—both British companies—are also among the top buyers of Congolese tin.
These are just a few of the hundreds of companies involved in the illicit trade of minerals in the Congo. Due to a data gap, it is difficult to verify how many companies operate there. Nonetheless, a 2017 Global Witness found that over 200 European and Asian companies, among others, bought minerals from traders known to be in business with armed groups, thus funding the latter and fuelling the conflict in the DRC.
The Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 controls mines in the Rubaya region, generating $300,000 monthly in production tax revenues. Moreover, despite limited mineral reserves of its own, Rwanda is the world’s leading exporter of coltan.
Regardless of the overwhelming evidence against Rwanda for exacerbating the mineral war, Western powers continue to funnel money into Kigali, with more than 40 per cent of the East African state’s fiscal budget coming from foreign aid.
Sources:
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/democratic-republic-congo/faced-gun-what-can-you-do
https://cd.usembassy.gov/statement-of-concern-related-to-certain-minerals-supply-chains-from-rwanda-and-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-contributing-to-the-ongoing-co
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/2/blood-minerals-what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-eu-rwanda-supply-deal
http://cdn-globalwitness-production-2.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/archive/files/import/drc_release_uk_final.pdf
https://africanarguments.org/2024/11/children-and-the-coltan-wars-in-eastern-congo
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/could-fdi-be-rwandas-lifeline-as-donors-pull-the-plug
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-says-congo-rebels-generating-300000-monthly-seized-mining-area-2024-09-30
https://www.caritas.org/2010/02/six-million-dead-in-congos-war
https://drcongo.iom.int/en/news/internal-displacement-overview-2024-published
https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-people-flee-homes-2025/a-71440536
These are just a few of the hundreds of companies involved in the illicit trade of minerals in the Congo. Due to a data gap, it is difficult to verify how many companies operate there. Nonetheless, a 2017 Global Witness found that over 200 European and Asian companies, among others, bought minerals from traders known to be in business with armed groups, thus funding the latter and fuelling the conflict in the DRC.
The Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 controls mines in the Rubaya region, generating $300,000 monthly in production tax revenues. Moreover, despite limited mineral reserves of its own, Rwanda is the world’s leading exporter of coltan.
Regardless of the overwhelming evidence against Rwanda for exacerbating the mineral war, Western powers continue to funnel money into Kigali, with more than 40 per cent of the East African state’s fiscal budget coming from foreign aid.
Sources:
https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/democratic-republic-congo/faced-gun-what-can-you-do
https://cd.usembassy.gov/statement-of-concern-related-to-certain-minerals-supply-chains-from-rwanda-and-eastern-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-contributing-to-the-ongoing-co
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/5/2/blood-minerals-what-are-the-hidden-costs-of-the-eu-rwanda-supply-deal
http://cdn-globalwitness-production-2.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/archive/files/import/drc_release_uk_final.pdf
https://africanarguments.org/2024/11/children-and-the-coltan-wars-in-eastern-congo
https://issafrica.org/iss-today/could-fdi-be-rwandas-lifeline-as-donors-pull-the-plug
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/un-says-congo-rebels-generating-300000-monthly-seized-mining-area-2024-09-30
https://www.caritas.org/2010/02/six-million-dead-in-congos-war
https://drcongo.iom.int/en/news/internal-displacement-overview-2024-published
https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-people-flee-homes-2025/a-71440536
Global Witness
Faced With a Gun, What Can You Do?
Global Witness uncovers foreign companies’ links to Congo violence (2009)
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The CEO of Resolute Mining - who was arrested by Malian authorities in November last year - has quit his post. Terry Holohan was finally released after the Anglo-Australian firm agreed to cough up $160 million in outstanding taxes.
Bamako also has a conflict with Canadian company Barrick Gold - demanding more control over (and more profit from) its mining activities in Mali. In January, the country seized three tonnes of gold worth $180 million from the firm and, in December 2024, the government issued an arrest warrant for its CEO.
According to the Financial Times, Mali - along with fellow Alliance of Sahel States members Burkina Faso and Niger - is conducting a “terrifying crackdown on mining companies.”
Bamako also has a conflict with Canadian company Barrick Gold - demanding more control over (and more profit from) its mining activities in Mali. In January, the country seized three tonnes of gold worth $180 million from the firm and, in December 2024, the government issued an arrest warrant for its CEO.
According to the Financial Times, Mali - along with fellow Alliance of Sahel States members Burkina Faso and Niger - is conducting a “terrifying crackdown on mining companies.”
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Continued……. That’s one way to spin it. But the revolutionary trio is being hailed in the Sahel and across Africa for forging a new path towards greater sovereignty and economic self-determination - putting an end to what many see as the plunder and pillaging of the region by exploitative foreign multinationals.
Burkina Faso has nationalised multiple gold mines in recent years and Niger has nationalised its main uranium mines.
Sources:
https://www.ft.com/content/68d9c6e3-861d-4d03-a00f-4a2d33cb9516
https://www.ecofinagency.com/mining/2911-46196-mali-barrick-gold-confirms-new-arrest-of-four-employees-at-loulo-gounkoto-mine
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/3-executives-of-australian-gold-miner-arrested-in-mali/3390015
https://www.mining.com/web/mali-frees-resolute-executives-after-160-million-deal-afp-reports/
https://www.ft.com/content/9a0901f1-070f-43e8-9cd3-6bd6ab4f6c4a
https://www.rml.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/030225-Management-Changes.pdf
Burkina Faso has nationalised multiple gold mines in recent years and Niger has nationalised its main uranium mines.
Sources:
https://www.ft.com/content/68d9c6e3-861d-4d03-a00f-4a2d33cb9516
https://www.ecofinagency.com/mining/2911-46196-mali-barrick-gold-confirms-new-arrest-of-four-employees-at-loulo-gounkoto-mine
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/3-executives-of-australian-gold-miner-arrested-in-mali/3390015
https://www.mining.com/web/mali-frees-resolute-executives-after-160-million-deal-afp-reports/
https://www.ft.com/content/9a0901f1-070f-43e8-9cd3-6bd6ab4f6c4a
https://www.rml.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/030225-Management-Changes.pdf
Ecofin Agency
Mali: Barrick Gold Confirms New Arrest of Four Employees at Loulo-Gounkoto Mine
Four Barrick Gold employees were arrested last September. However, they were released after the company struck a deal with the Malian government. Mali now pursues Barrick Gold for around $500 million. Barrick owns the largest gold mine in the country. As…
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BOB MARLEY: I AM AFRICAN
Pan-Africanist musical icon Bob Marley was born on this day, 6 February, in 1945 on a farm in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Sources say he was named Nesta Robert Marley at birth, but that he changed his name to Robert Nesta Marley. However, he was best known as Bob Marley and is widely considered the father of reggae music for popularising it worldwide.
However, some may not know that Marley was a revolutionary who always identified as African first despite his Jamaican heritage. Neither did the legendary musician fail to include the African struggle for emancipation in his work with songs like ‘Africa Unite’ (1979), ‘Zimbabwe’ (1979), and ‘Buffalo Soldier’ (1978), among many others.
Pan-Africanist musical icon Bob Marley was born on this day, 6 February, in 1945 on a farm in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Sources say he was named Nesta Robert Marley at birth, but that he changed his name to Robert Nesta Marley. However, he was best known as Bob Marley and is widely considered the father of reggae music for popularising it worldwide.
However, some may not know that Marley was a revolutionary who always identified as African first despite his Jamaican heritage. Neither did the legendary musician fail to include the African struggle for emancipation in his work with songs like ‘Africa Unite’ (1979), ‘Zimbabwe’ (1979), and ‘Buffalo Soldier’ (1978), among many others.
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Continued……. Just a year before his death, during a 1980 US interview, trailblazing Black journalist Gil Noble (1932-2012) asked whether he identified more as a Jamaican or African, to which Marley offered a succinct two-fold answer, as seen in this clip.
Marley always connected the dots between Africans on the continent and Africans abroad. The reductive white supremacist narratives about our motherland never made him shy away from proudly claiming his roots, something we could all learn from.
Video credit: ‘Like It Is,’ @ABC7NY (X)
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Marley always connected the dots between Africans on the continent and Africans abroad. The reductive white supremacist narratives about our motherland never made him shy away from proudly claiming his roots, something we could all learn from.
Video credit: ‘Like It Is,’ @ABC7NY (X)
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WAR NO WAY TO ‘PROTECT’ TUTSIS IN CONGO!
Suppose for a minute that Rwanda really is only interested in protecting Congolese Tutsis in eastern DRC. How has the killing of millions of people since the First Congo War helped safeguard the community? That’s the question raised by former Rwandan army chief-of-staff Kayumba Nyamwasa in this video.
Protecting Tutsis in the Congo has long been cited as the main defence for Rwanda’s actions - including via proxies (such as the M23 rebels) - in the mineral-rich eastern region of DRC. But those mineral riches are what critics say is, at least now, the real reason for Kigali’s intervention.
Suppose for a minute that Rwanda really is only interested in protecting Congolese Tutsis in eastern DRC. How has the killing of millions of people since the First Congo War helped safeguard the community? That’s the question raised by former Rwandan army chief-of-staff Kayumba Nyamwasa in this video.
Protecting Tutsis in the Congo has long been cited as the main defence for Rwanda’s actions - including via proxies (such as the M23 rebels) - in the mineral-rich eastern region of DRC. But those mineral riches are what critics say is, at least now, the real reason for Kigali’s intervention.
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Continued……In May last year, M23 seized the key mining town of Rubaya in eastern Congo, taking control of the industry there. That’s reportedly generating $800,000 a month for the group, which the UN says is funnelling the extracted resources - highly sought after on global markets - straight to Rwanda.
Sources:
M23 casus belli
https://cic.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Resurgence-of-the-M23-EN.pdf
M23 economic interests
https://archive.ph/HA8kK
Goma fighting kills hundreds
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/death-toll-from-violence-in-dr-congos-goma-city-climbs-to-900-who/3471078
Sources:
M23 casus belli
https://cic.nyu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Resurgence-of-the-M23-EN.pdf
M23 economic interests
https://archive.ph/HA8kK
Goma fighting kills hundreds
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/death-toll-from-violence-in-dr-congos-goma-city-climbs-to-900-who/3471078
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TRUMP WANTS TO TAKE OVER GAZA
First, US President Donald Trump announced he wanted to retake control of the Panama Canal, rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, integrate Canada as the 51st US state, and annex Greenland from fellow colonial power Denmark.
On 4 February, he sent shockwaves by announcing US intentions to occupy and rebuild Gaza during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Palestinian resistance groups, like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, opposed the plan, with foreign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar saying Palestinians should be involved in reconstruction conversations.
First, US President Donald Trump announced he wanted to retake control of the Panama Canal, rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, integrate Canada as the 51st US state, and annex Greenland from fellow colonial power Denmark.
On 4 February, he sent shockwaves by announcing US intentions to occupy and rebuild Gaza during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Palestinian resistance groups, like Palestinian Islamic Jihad, opposed the plan, with foreign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar saying Palestinians should be involved in reconstruction conversations.
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Continued……While acknowledging Gaza is now unliveable, Trump did not condemn the perpetrator of the enclave’s destruction, seated right beside him. Nor that US arms, diplomatic support and funding helped Israel pull it off.
Further, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, a real estate investor and former White House advisor, described Gaza as ‘valuable’ if viewed as ‘waterfront property. Plus, senior Israeli government officials have called to rebuild and settle Gaza with Israelis. Does this mean Palestinians’ displacement was the plan all along?
The death toll following Israel’s war on Gaza has been revised upwards to 61,000, according to the Gaza media office. The figure may be higher, with the medical journal Lancet reporting in July 2024 that deaths may have exceeded 186,000.
Video credit: @bbc / @cnn
Sources
News
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-trumps-gaza-stunner-builds-on-his-expansionist-aims/ar-AA1yr7lO
Israeli figures endorse Gaza settlement
https://time.com/7176657/the-questions-israels-plans-for-north-gaza-endgame
https://nypost.com/2024/11/26/world-news/israels-finance-minister-says-occupying-gaza-is-possible-and-necessary-after-war
PIJ, West Asia diplomats oppose
https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1886924840164360192
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/saudi-arabia-four-arab-nations-oppose-gazans-displacement/ar-AA1ypJxW
Kushner on 'waterfront property'
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jared-kushner-notes-value-of-gaza-waterfront-property-if-focus-is-on-livelihood/
Further, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, a real estate investor and former White House advisor, described Gaza as ‘valuable’ if viewed as ‘waterfront property. Plus, senior Israeli government officials have called to rebuild and settle Gaza with Israelis. Does this mean Palestinians’ displacement was the plan all along?
The death toll following Israel’s war on Gaza has been revised upwards to 61,000, according to the Gaza media office. The figure may be higher, with the medical journal Lancet reporting in July 2024 that deaths may have exceeded 186,000.
Video credit: @bbc / @cnn
Sources
News
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/analysis-trumps-gaza-stunner-builds-on-his-expansionist-aims/ar-AA1yr7lO
Israeli figures endorse Gaza settlement
https://time.com/7176657/the-questions-israels-plans-for-north-gaza-endgame
https://nypost.com/2024/11/26/world-news/israels-finance-minister-says-occupying-gaza-is-possible-and-necessary-after-war
PIJ, West Asia diplomats oppose
https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1886924840164360192
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/saudi-arabia-four-arab-nations-oppose-gazans-displacement/ar-AA1ypJxW
Kushner on 'waterfront property'
https://www.timesofisrael.com/jared-kushner-notes-value-of-gaza-waterfront-property-if-focus-is-on-livelihood/
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HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY BOB MARLEY!
Music icon Bob Marley was born today in 1945. A champion of Black pride and a symbol of unity, he used reggae as a voice for the oppressed. Through powerful anthems - such as Redemption Song and Get Up, Stand Up - he called for resistance, liberation and the unification of Africa. His music transcended borders, becoming a soundtrack for movements fighting for freedom and equality worldwide, as his son Ziggy relates in this interview.
He used his platform to advocate for pan-Africanism, performing at Zimbabwe’s independence celebration in 1980 and aligning himself with anti-colonial struggles.
Music icon Bob Marley was born today in 1945. A champion of Black pride and a symbol of unity, he used reggae as a voice for the oppressed. Through powerful anthems - such as Redemption Song and Get Up, Stand Up - he called for resistance, liberation and the unification of Africa. His music transcended borders, becoming a soundtrack for movements fighting for freedom and equality worldwide, as his son Ziggy relates in this interview.
He used his platform to advocate for pan-Africanism, performing at Zimbabwe’s independence celebration in 1980 and aligning himself with anti-colonial struggles.
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Continued……Songs such as Africa Unite and Zimbabwe echoed the call for solidarity among Africans, reminding us of our shared history and strength. His unapologetic celebration of Black culture, from his dreadlocks to his lyrics, challenged Eurocentric norms and inspired pride in our heritage.
As we celebrate what would have been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, we reflect on his enduring legacy of love, resistance and unity. His music remains a beacon of hope, urging us to stand up for justice and embrace our collective power. Happy birthday, Bob Marley! One love.
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As we celebrate what would have been Bob Marley’s 80th birthday, we reflect on his enduring legacy of love, resistance and unity. His music remains a beacon of hope, urging us to stand up for justice and embrace our collective power. Happy birthday, Bob Marley! One love.
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In a harrowing incident at Muzenze prison in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Goma city, the UN says some of the approximately 4,000 male inmates who escaped on 3 February allegedly r*ped an estimated 165 to 167 female inmates. Then, the male inmates reportedly set ablaze the female section, k*lling most of the r*pe victims.
This incident unfolded following Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 rebels seizing Goma city on 27 January. Peacekeepers say they have been unable to investigate the incident due to restrictions imposed by M23.
This incident unfolded following Rwanda- and Uganda-backed M23 rebels seizing Goma city on 27 January. Peacekeepers say they have been unable to investigate the incident due to restrictions imposed by M23.
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Continued……. Since M23 took control of Goma, a city with a population exceeding one million, it has faced a dire humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands fleeing and at least 2,900 lives lost. M23’s success in seizing territory in eastern DRC comes amidst a Western-backed, three-decade-long war for the Congo’s natural resources that had already k*lled 6 million by 2010 and internally displaced about 7 million Congolese by last year’s figures.
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyrxz4k6zo?at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCAfrica&at_format=image&at_link_id=A9D54204-E3D8-11EF-AF7F-D8913090FAB4&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/democratic-republic-congo-goma-women-raped-burned-death-prison-m23-rebels-rwanda
https://www.caritas.org/2010/02/six-million-dead-in-congos-war
https://drcongo.iom.int/en/news/internal-displacement-overview-2024-published
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgyrxz4k6zo?at_link_type=web_link&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_origin=BBCAfrica&at_format=image&at_link_id=A9D54204-E3D8-11EF-AF7F-D8913090FAB4&at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign=Social_Flow
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/05/democratic-republic-congo-goma-women-raped-burned-death-prison-m23-rebels-rwanda
https://www.caritas.org/2010/02/six-million-dead-in-congos-war
https://drcongo.iom.int/en/news/internal-displacement-overview-2024-published
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