Africa

Vatican: Pope Francis, Well Praised for His Stand on Social Justice, War Crimes, Territorial Integrity, and Forgotten Genocide, Passes Away at 88

Pope Francis Welcome in Kinshasa, DRC by Felix Tshisekedi on Jan 31, 2023

On Monday April 21, 2025, Pope Francis, following a long period of health issues, has died. He was 88 years old. The passing of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican. Pope Francis was well known and praised for his stand on human rights and tragedies, including social justice, ignored war crimes, and forgotten genocides around the World, especially in Africa. On his historic three-day tour visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023, during his speech, he openly condemned the invasion of the DRC by foreign forces, the attempts at the balkanization of the country, the looting of natural and mineral resources, and the on-going genocide committed against the Congolese people and refugees for decades by foreign forces. On April 20, 2025, during his last public appearance on Easter Sunday Pope Francis called the Catholics and the World people to never forget the on-going wars and humanitarian tragedies in Africa.

DR Congo - Rwanda - Uganda: DRC Balkanization Plan In Progress; Is The World Ready for a Nightmare Similar to the 1990-1994 Rwandan Tragedy?

Félix Tshisekedi and Yoweri Museveni in Kigali, Rwanda, March, 2019

On Saturday February 15, 2025, a few weeks after the capture of the town of Goma, in Nord-Kivu Province, Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and Ugandan People Defence Forces (UPDF), under the cover of M23 rebels, have also conquered Bukavu, in Sud-Kivu Province. Meanwhile, the Chief of Defence of UPDF, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan dictator Yoweri Museveni, has confirmed that his troops are already being reinforced in North Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), ready to capture the town of Bunia, in Ituri, with the aim to create what he calls "Hima-Tutsi-Bachwezi empire" in Eastern DR Congo. In a swift and coordinated operation, the RDF and UPDF troops, under the cover of M23 rebels, are moving towards the goal of the Balkanization of the DR Congo, as reported by AfroAmerica Network in Jan 2023. The troops are already advancing towards the Tanganyika province, where they are expecting the reinforcements from the deserters or current FARDC soldiers loyal to former President Joseph Kabila.
The next step appears to be the capture of Butembo and Lubero in North Kivu, Bunia in Ituri and Bujumbura, Burundi under the cover of RED Tabara, before advancing towards the Tanganyika province.

DR Congo: Felix Tshisekedi Declines to Physically Attend the Joint SADC-EAC Summit in Dar-es-Salaam, a Seemingly Setup Mirroring the 1994 Rwandan Arusha Meeting

SADC-EAC Joint Summit in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on 02-08-2025

On February 8, 2025, Congolese President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi declined to attend to physically attend the Joint SADC-EAC Summit in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on the worsening security crisis in Eastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused by Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) who have invaded the DRC under the cover of M23 rebels and reinforced by Ugandan People Defense Forces (UPDF). He, instead, sent the Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa as his representative and participated virtually. This is a second decline to attend such meetings, that appear to be setups and masquerades by some African leaders to cover their questionable and controversial agendas.

As the Joint SADC-EAC Summit meeting was being held, the Rwandan government was reinforcing its Rwanda Defense Forces (RDF) troops in South-Kivu, heading towards the town of Bukavu. Meanwhile, the World community, including the United Nations, European Union, the United States of America, continue to express worries. Independent observers, journalists, and political analysts continue to point to these setup meetings as prelude to a potential human tragedy similar to the one in Rwanda in 1994, following the assassination of the late Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, on his way back from a similar meeting Arusha, Tanzania.

DR Congo: Felix Tshisekedi Declines to Attend a EAC Meeting in Nairobi, Seemingly Mirroring the 1994 Rwandan Arusha Setup Meeting

RPF Military Commander Paul Kagame (center - left) and FAR Military Officer Sylvestre Mudacumura (right) in Arusha, Tanzania during the Arusha Accords Negotiation

On January 27, 2025, Congolese President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi declined to attend a meeting in Nairobi, organized by the current East-African Community Kenyan President William Ruto on the worsening security crisis in Eastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo, caused by Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) who have invaded the DRC under the cover of M23 rebels and reinforced by Ugandan People Defense Forces (UPDF). As the EAC meeting was being prepared, the Rwandan government was reinforcing its troops inside and near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Meanwhile, the World community, including the United Nations, European Union, the United States of America, has been expressing worries. Independent observers, journalists, and political analysts pointed to a potential human tragedy similar to the one in Rwanda in 1994, following the assassination of the late Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, on his way back from a similar meeting Arusha, Tanzania.