#DRCongo#Minembwe
đš URGENT APPEAL FOR MINEMBWE â CONTINUE READING
@marcorubio@StateDept@US_SrAdvisorAF
As the Joint Oversight Committee welcomes new commitments to peace and expresses concern over drone strikes on civilians and the worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC, the reality on the ground tells a different story.
While agreements are being signed to give the Banyamulenge and other civilians in Minembwe a chance to live in peace and dignity, violence continues unabated.
According to local sources, FARDC, together with Burundian forces, FDLR, and Wazalendo militias, continue attacks on Banyamulenge villages. Hospitals and civilian infrastructure have reportedly been damaged, and lifesaving medications stored in medical facilities destroyedâleaving mothers, newborn babies, the elderly, and the wounded without the care they desperately need.
Peace is not achieved through signatures alone. It is achieved when bombs stop falling, hospitals are protected, humanitarian aid reaches those in need, and civilians can live without fear.
The people of Minembwe are pleading for urgent humanitarian assistance and meaningful protection. The international community must ensure that the commitments made at the negotiating table are reflected in the lives of those trapped by the violence. Lives cannot wait.
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#DRCongo#Minembwe#Banyamulenge
đš URGENT HUMANITARIAN APPEAL FOR MINEMBWE đš
Today, the reality of Banyamulenge families returning to their villages of Karingi, Bidegu, Ilundu, Karongi, and Gakenke Kwa Muhindanyi, recently occupied by the coalition of the D.R.Congo, Burundian armies, Wazalendo militias, and the FDLR, are finding their communities devastated.
Homes, Churches have been destroyed, crops ravaged, and livestock decimated.
With health centers destroyed and medical supplies exhausted, thousands of civilians are left without shelter, food, or access to lifesaving care.
If urgent assistance is not provided, there is a serious risk of famine, starvation, and outbreaks of disease among the affected population.
It is time for humanitarian organizations to uphold the principles of humanity and impartiality and demonstrate that aid does not discriminate and that Banyamulenge lives matter equally.
We call upon @UNOCHA, @PAMRDC (@WFP), @Refugees, @UNICEF, @ICRC, @MSF, and all humanitarian actors present in eastern DRC to act without delay.
@ifrc@MSF@RESCUEorg@NRC_Norway@SaveChildren@CARE@WorldVision@MercyCorps@CatholicRelief@Oxfam@Concern @ACF_UK @DRC_ngo@Solidarites_Int@IMC_Worldwide@MedairInt@ReliefIntl
#Minembwe #DRC #HumanitarianCrisis #FoodSecurity #ProtectCivilians #NeverAgain
URGENT: Reports from Minembwe indicate that a FARDC Sukhoi-25 bombarded the center of Minembwe on June 12, 2026, while thousands of students were sitting for their national exam.
Schools, students, and civilians must never be targets.
We strongly condemn these attacks by the governments of the DRC and Burundi against innocent civilians and the Banyamulenge community. This violence must end, including the ongoing genocidal that has continued for more than nine years.
The international community must act now, demand independent investigations, protect civilians, and hold those responsible accountable.
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đš URGENT ALERT: Attack on Students and Civilians in Minembwe
According to local civil society organizations in Minembwe, a Sukhoi-25 fighter aircraft operated by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) bombarded the center of Minembwe on June 12, 2026, while thousands of students were peacefully sitting for the TENASOSP national examination. Amid the panic, eighth-grade student Ndakize Ntungane reportedly suffered a fractured arm after being trampled by fleeing classmates.
The same sources report damage to homes and school buildings and describe the attack as part of a continuing pattern of drone attacks and violence targeting the Banyamulenge population in Minembwe, and surounding villages.
Under international humanitarian law, civilians and educational facilities are entitled to special protection. UN Security Council Resolution 2601 (2021) âstrongly condemns attacks directed against civilians and civilian objects, including schools and educational facilities, as well as attacks and threats of attacks against students and teachers.â
We urge the international community to unequivocally condemn these attacks and to increase pressure on the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi to immediately cease attacks on innocent civilians, respect their obligations under international law, and support independent investigations to ensure accountability and the protection of vulnerable communities.
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đš UMOJA NETWORK - HUMANITARIAN ALERT FROM MINEMBWE đš
THIS IS A DESPERATE CRY FOR HELP. Innocent families are trapped in terror as violence spirals out of control, and entire communities are being pushed to the brink of catastrophe. Every hour without action means more lives shattered, more children traumatized, and more families left with nothing. The world cannot afford to look away.
The UMOJA Network, representing 23 local NGOs, reports a worsening humanitarian crisis in Minembwe and surrounding areas of South Kivu.
Between May 15 and 28, villages including Kalingi, Bidegu, Ilundu, Karongi, and Gakenke faced repeated attacks involving drones and heavy fighting. Homes, farms, schools, and health facilities were destroyed, leaving civilians devastated.
Children, women, and families are among the victims. The destruction of the Kalingi Health Centre, blocked humanitarian access, damage to the Minembwe airstrip, and communication blackouts have left communities isolated.
MPA urgently calls on the international community and humanitarian organizations to protect civilians, restore aid access, and help stop the violence in eastern DRC.
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#DRCongo#Minembwe#Masisi
As drone attacks continue to devastate civilians in Minembwe and Masisi, the cries for justice are growing louder across the world.
In #Canberra, in front of the Australian Parliament, members of the Banyamulenge and Tutsi communities joined a growing global movement demanding an end to the targeted violence, humanitarian blockade, and systematic attacks taking place in eastern DRC.
From Washington DC to London, Brussels, Ottawa, Nairobi, and now Australia, the diaspora is rising with one voice to denounce the atrocities committed against civilians in Minembwe, South Kivu, and Masisi by the Kinshasa government, Burundian forces, the FDLR, and allied militias.
While innocent families continue to live under drones, bombs, displacement, and fear, the international community remains largely silent.
This is no longer just a regional crisis, it is a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in plain sight.
The world must act before more innocent lives are lost.
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#Minembwe#DCProtest#Banyamulenge#Tutsi
Statement by Mahoro Peace Association (MPA)
Denouncing Discriminatory and Dangerous Remarks by Steve Mbikayi
5/1/2026
Mahoro Peace Association expresses its strongest indignation regarding the statements made by Mr. Steve Mbikayi(@Cartesien243 ), Member of DRC Parliament, during his interview on the Kinshasa Television RDC YouTube channel, hosted by Mr. Marius Muhunga, titled: âWashington, Constitution, war: Steve Mbikayi says what many dare not say.â
Mr. Mbikayi questions the Congolese nationality of members of our association, systematically labels them as âRwandans,â and claims it is difficult to distinguish a Munyamulenge from a Rwandan. These statements constitute dangerous stigmatization and collective discrimination aimed at delegitimizing the legitimate claims of a Congolese community by portraying it as foreign.
It is precisely against this policy of targeting and harassment that we organized our peaceful march in Washington, D.C. Mr. Mbikayi claims there is confusion between Rwandans and Banyamulenge. There is no confusion. What exists is a long-standing pattern of denial, discrimination, and dehumanization of the Banyamulenge people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Even more alarming is his assertion that the Banyamulenge are âthe most privileged.â We ask: what privilege is he referring to?
1. Is it the thousands of Banyamulenge who have been killed over decades simply because of who they are?
2. Is it the more than 450 Banyamulenge villages burned to the ground?
3 Is it the over 500,000 Banyamulenge livestock stolen, destroying entire livelihoods?
4. Is it the hospitals and schools that have been reduced to rubble?
5. Is it the civilians, men, women, and even soldiers, killed, burned, and subjected to unspeakable brutality including cannibalism?
6. Is it the Banyamulenge churches that have been desecrated and destroyed?
7. Is this what Mr. Mbikayi calls âprivilegeâ?
We call it what it is: genocide.
Mr. Mbikayiâs claim that President Tshisekedi was the first to recognize the Banyamulenge as Congolese citizens is equally false and deeply troubling. The Banyamulenge are indigenous to the DRC, their ancestors were born, lived, and are buried there. Their citizenship is enshrined in the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo long before the current administration. Their identity is not a political concession, it is an inherent and constitutional right
We regret that the government in Kinshasa continues, through its representatives, to instrumentalize this discriminatory rhetoric in an attempt to discredit our actions.
We call on the U.S. senators and members of Congress whom Mr. Mbikayi plans to meet including @RepJoeWilson to be misled by such conflations, and instead to prioritize constructive dialogue based on facts.
We respectfully call on Mr. Marius Muhunga (@MariusMuhunga) to grant Mahoro Peace Association a right of reply in order to restore the truth and present our perspective.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas G. Kabunda,
President, Mahoro Peace Association (MPA)
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@MariusMuhunga
đš HISTORY IN THE MAKING đš
While the world looks away, one voice rose with courage and clarity during the April 20, 2026 peaceful protest in Washington DC before the U.S. State Department. In this powerful address, @Jadondaruhuye1, a proud Congolese #Banyamulenge son, exposes the slow genocide unfolding in #Minembwe: systematic drone bombings on civilians, a deadly blockade starving women and children, and targeted ethnic killings by #FARDC forces, #Burundian troops, and allied militias.
He demands an immediate end to the attacks, the opening of humanitarian corridors, and international pressure on Kinshasa to protect its own citizens. This is not propaganda, it is the raw, documented truth of a community facing erasure.
When Pro-#Tshisekedi propagandists cannot challenge the message, they attack the messenger. They fabricate doubts about his nationality, digging up old work history in Rwanda, while ignoring that thousands of Congolese have worked across borders due to massive unemployment and instability at home. This changes nothing.
#Banyamulenge identity is not something outsiders can easily fake. Within this tight-knit minority community, family ties, lineages, and histories are well-known, including with those #Banyamulenge in #Kinshasa leadership positions. No one in the community denies Jadoâs Banyamulenge roots. Minorities recognize their own; impostors get caught immediately.
Attacking the speaker only proves they have no answer to the suffering of civilians, the drone strikes, or the blockade.
The truth stands alone. Judge this speech by its content: the call to stop bombing Congolese children, lift the siege, and end the persecution. Silence is complicity.
Watch. Listen. Share.
#MinembweUnderAttack #StopTheGenocide #Banyamulenge #DRC
@StateDept@US_SrAdvisorAF@SenateForeign@SecRubio
Fundamental rights in the U.S. are basic civil liberties protected by the Constitution, primarily the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment, protecting individuals against government infringement.
Equal Protection: The 14th Amendment prohibits states from denying any person equal protection under the law.
Those rights are not applicable just domestically, but even abroad. For these fundamental rights The US has used its leverage and when needed engaged in wars across the globe to save people. Today the DRC mineral deal has promoted TRANSACTIONALISM in lieu and place of HUMANISM.
It is time for the US to revisit their stance in the DRC conflict based on the values that make the backbone of the US as a Country.