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[A.R @Aliner92]

@JolieNeza1 Intare n'amadubu ❤️🫂

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

#DRCongo #Minembwe

🚨 URGENT APPEAL FOR MINEMBWE — 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 destroyed—leaving 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.

@USAmbUN @USAmbDRC @MONUSCO @amnestyusa
@jumuiya @DiplomatieTogo @_AfricanUnion @angola_Mirex @WilliamsRuto @KagutaMuseveni
@PaulKagame @presidence_rdc @GeneralNeva

https://t.co/o9hBvJg3at

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

#DRCongo #Minembwe #Banyamulenge

🚨 URGENT HUMANITARIAN APPEAL FOR MINEMBWE 🚨

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

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

#DRCongo #Minembwe

1/ 🚨 URGENT THREAD

Today, the Mahoro Peace Association and members of the Banyamulenge diaspora formally appealed to Secretary of State @SecRubio and U.S. leaders regarding escalating attacks and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Minembwe, eastern DRC.

@realDonaldTrump @SecRubio, @US_SrAdvisorAF, @USAmbUN @UN @UNHumanRights @StateDept @WhiteHouse @antonioguterres @UNHumanRights @USUN @CrisisGroup @hrw @amnesty @Refugees @ICRC
@USAmbDR @SenatorRisch @RepJoeWilson @senatefrc @HouseForeignGOP

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

#DRCongo #Minembwe #Banyamulenge

🚨 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) “strongly 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.”

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.

@realDonaldTrump @SecRubio, @US_SrAdvisorAF, @USAmbUN @UNHumanRights @SenatorRisch @RepJoeWilson @senatefrc @HouseForeignGOP @RepBrianMast @RepRonnyJackson @RepSaraJacobs @ChrisVanHollen @SenTedCruz @SenOssoff @PatrickMuyaya @kayikwambaT @onduhungirehe
@SenGillibrand @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHeinrich
@BasedMikeLee @IsokoUSA @DougGasore @JulianPecquet

[Observer @observing_web]

🧵 Témoignage #5 | Minembwe

Elle est petite. Elle parle. Et dans ses yeux, il y a quelque chose qui ne reviendra jamais.

5 blessés. Toujours vivants, si l'on peut appeler ça vivre quand les drones sillonnent encore le ciel au-dessus de ta tête.

Mais de l'autre côté du chemin, deux autres. Prince. Trésor.

Ils se connaissaient. Ils venaient du même village. Ils ont entendu les drones. Ils ont couru. Ils se sont cachés.
Les drones les ont trouvés dans leur cachette.

L'un est mort sur place. L'autre mort à l'hôpital.

Il n'y a pas eu de combat. Pas de ligne de front. Juste deux garçons qui essayaient de survivre… et des machines qui les ont cherchés jusqu'au bout.

Ce n'est pas une guerre. C'est une chasse.

🔁 Partagez. Prince et Trésor avaient des noms. Donnons-leur une voix. Les drones tuent. Le silence aussi.

Cc:
@PatrickMuyaya @Presidence_RDC @benbabunga @Katsuva_R @MoiseNyarugabo @TemuniP @GakondoOfficial @MahoroMpa @jbserugo @BMokelwa @MaishaRdc @AKibasumba @TwirwanehoMoise @Mubijabo @kangamarcel @TopKivu @JolieNeza1 @kanezamitt @inkwakuzi2 @Gakiza3David @nkusi50505 @RealMumbogo_S @kanezamitt @rmakrich @suka_nangai @didy_Mre @barbados31 @ERuhimbika @InnocentNtezi1 @kivuutile @GLion_K @Kivu2424 @nadine79_nadine @yimulenge @fidelrugabo @Espoirking1 @etemfm @basibenjamin @sakristy1 @malayikaR @gakondoNziza @BitwengeM @twiraneho30654 @cheguevara65843 @franksebin69528 @JenzzoB @nyamboyogeye @Nzungupmm @David17070921

[Me Moise Nyarugabo @MoiseNyarugabo]

Voici la photo de la petite fille d’à peu près 5 ou 6 ans qui vient d’être blessée par le drone de Tshisekedi et son allié Ndayishimiye à Minembwe ce matin dont j’ai parlé au point 1 de mon précédent tweet. C’est ici la guerre qu’ils mènent. Honte à vous. @realDonaldTrump, @StateDept , @US_SrAdvisorAF, @_AfricanUnion, @ymahmoudali, @antonioguterres, @WilliamsRuto , @PaulKagame, @edmnangagwa, @KagutaMuseveni, @SuluhuSamia, @FelixTshis13, @GeneralNeva, @MofaQatar_EN, @jumuiya, @SADC_News, @JDVance @CyrilRamaphosa, @onduhungirehe, @marcorubio, @EmmanuelMacron, @MONUSCO,@PresidenceTg, @FEGnassingbe, @FelixTshis13 , @kajakallas, @eucopresident, @volker_turk, @HuangXia16, @prevotmaxime, @kikayabinkarubi.

[Freddy K, PhD, 🇨🇩 @Fkaniki]

From Washington to Nairobi, London to Ottawa, and today in Brussels — the Congolese diaspora continues to rise in one voice against the Congolese government. The movement is growing across continents, demanding justice, accountability, and change for the people of Congo. #Congo #Brussels #DRC

[Freddy K, PhD, 🇨🇩 @Fkaniki]

For the last two days Minembwe is under relentless attacks from the Congo government coalition forces. This is happening while we (AFC) are withdrawing as a sign of good faith to give chance to peace talks. This conflict continues to expose the challenges of the mediation and the importance of impartial diplomacy. As the United States calls on AFC forces to withdraw from liberated areas, questions are increasingly being raised about whether equal pressure is being applied to all actors involved in the conflict.
These attacks on Minembwe by the government have fueled concerns of a one-sided mediation. Peace cannot be achieved if international actors condemn one side while remaining silent when the other side escalates military operations.

Successful mediation depends on credibility. A mediator must be seen as neutral, fair, and committed to holding all parties accountable under the same standards. When pressure is selectively applied, trust erodes, and parties become less willing to engage sincerely in dialogue. This perception of double standards can deepen divisions and prolong instability rather than encourage compromise.
The people of eastern Congo have suffered decades of violence, displacement, and insecurity. What they need now is a balanced peace process that prioritizes civilian protection and addresses the actions of every armed actor equally. If the United States wishes to play a constructive role in resolving the crisis, it must demonstrate consistency in its approach and condemn violations regardless of who commits them.

Impartiality is not weakness in mediation — it is the foundation of trust. Without it, even well-intentioned diplomatic efforts risk losing legitimacy in the eyes of those most affected by the conflict.

@SecRubio @StateDept @TiborPNagyJr @US_SrAdvisorAF @HouseForeign @HouseForeignGOP @PatrickMuyaya @kayikwambaT @IsokoUSA @CranePrevention @PaulKagame @KagutaMuseveni @Presidence_RDC

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

#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: “Washington, Constitution, war: Steve Mbikayi says what many dare not say.”
Mr. Mbikayi questions the Congolese nationality of members of our association, systematically labels them as “Rwandans,” 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 “the most privileged.” 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 “privilege”?
We call it what it is: genocide.

Mr. Mbikayi’s 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)

@SecRubio, @US_SrAdvisorAF, @USAmbUN @SenatorRisch @RepJoeWilson @senatefrc @HouseForeignGOP @RepBrianMast @RepRonnyJackson @RepSaraJacobs @ChrisVanHollen @SenTedCruz @SenOssoff
@SenGillibrand @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHeinrich
@BasedMikeLee @StephenM @IsokoUSA @DougGasore @JulianPecquet @koulibavvvvl
@MariusMuhunga

[A.R @Aliner92]

@JF_LE_DRIAN Shame on you

[Me Innocent Ntezi @InnocentNtezi1]

We are no longer asking whether the Banyamulenge are being exterminated by @FelixUdps and @GeneralNeva —it is happening now. Bombardments are destroying communities and lives.
Silence is not neutral. Silence is complicity.
Thank you, @wembi_steve , for raising the alarm. @SecRubio @US_SrAdvisorAF

[Mahoro Peace Association (MPA) @MahoroMpa]

🚨 JOINT STATEMENT 🚨

Villages burned.
Children abducted.
Communities cut off from food, medicine, and the world.

This is not conflict. This is ethnic persecution and genocide.

On April 20, 2026, Mahoro Peace Association & Isôko_USA call on all people of conscience to gather in Washington, DC and send a clear message:
We see it. We name it. We will not be silent.

#DRC #StopGenocide #HumanRights

@marcorubio @StateDept @US_SrAdvisorAF @USAmbUN @USAmbDRC @IsokoUSA

[A.R @Aliner92]

@BasedPastorTrav @TiborPNagyJr Where is home exactly? What do you know about M23 and the conflict in eastern congo? I'm not sure if you are uninformed or you're on tshisekedi 's payroll just like the others either way you should stop talking because you're embarrassing yourself as "pastor"

[A.R @Aliner92]

@UNHumanRights @US_SrAdvisorAF @MONUSCO @realDonaldTrump @SecRubio https://t.co/36Cr5rPNuI

[Freddy K, PhD, 🇨🇩 @Fkaniki]

We are because they were. The fire will never die, we are the custodians of it and the chain of custody continues from one generation to another.
La lutte Continue

[Bojana Coulibaly, Ph.D. @CoulibalyBojana]

The drone attack by #DRC government coalition, which killed Willy Ngoma in Rubaya, evidences Kinshasa’s violation of the ceasefire and of the Washington and Doha peace agreements.

Felix Tshisekedi has clearly shown that he does not want a political resolution to the conflict. He sees war and destruction as an end in itself.

This means that AFC/M23’s struggle has today become more than ever a struggle for survival.

[A.R @Aliner92]

@AKibasumba @fdnbbi May his soul rest in peace 🙏
#stopthegenocideinmulenge#savemulenge#

[A.R @Aliner92]

KWIRWANAHO N'UBUZIMA #AfandeMakanika#

[Me Innocent Ntezi @InnocentNtezi1]

We demand the immediate end to the blockade on the High Plateau affecting the Banyamulenge community by the #Burundian army @GeneralNeva . This humanitarian crisis cannot be ignored. We urgently call on President @realDonaldTrump, the United Nations, @antonioguterres and all international partners to act now to protect civilians, restore humanitarian access, and stop further suffering. Silence is not an option. @FelixUdps @WilliamsRuto @PaulKagame