@MatumboDave@100hillsR@AfricanHub_ You're making up "history". There is no indigenous Banyarwanda population in Kivu. The native groups are the Shi, Fuliiru, Bembe, Vira, Lega, Nyindu, Holoholo, Bwari, Hunde, Nyanga, Amba, Swaga, Shu, and Mbuti. Facts are a stubborn thing.
@MatumboDave@100hillsR@AfricanHub_ Rwandophones are a minority group in those regions as a result of immigration waves during Belgian rule and 1959 and 1994 mass emigration waves from Rwanda.
@amisijeampy@matinyarare We should be extremely cautious in determining US acquisition reach in our mining sites and the nature of the defensive support. The aim long term should prioritize local mining expertise and ownership and local defensive capacity. Anything that deviates will be very costly.
@amisijeampy@matinyarare The deal with China is reflective of bad negotiating strategies on our end. As Henry Kissinger said:
"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be its friend is fatal."
@amisijeampy@matinyarare I disagree wholeheartedly. We can get Chinese engineering for a fraction of the price. We do not need their money as we are wasting our own money in corruption so no, the money argument is bo receivable with all the resources we have.
@amisijeampy@matinyarare Let's see what it is about, but I just don't understand why we don't take this opportunity to build a more "neutral" position by signing a military deal with Russia. The US and China are both already so introducing the 3rd power would give us a long term negociating leverage
@amisijeampy@matinyarare I am well aware of the geostrategic role of Congo as a Congolese myself it doesn't change the fact that a country as big as DRC begging for protection from a country like Rwanda must be weakened on every level and make no mistake the US know it and will use their upper hand.
@amisijeampy@matinyarare I can't think of one country who has made a similar deal with the US and it turned out in its favor. 24 trillion dollars of minerals against protection from a quite frankly no threatening rebel group and army. Hamas could get rid of them in no time. DRc reached a new los