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For the last two days, I have struggled to write about what I witnessed in Kinigi. I struggled to find words powerful enough to describe the suffering, the destruction, and the cruelty inflicted upon innocent people. What I saw forced me to ask a question: is Félix Tshisekedi acting as a statesman, or as a man willing to sacrifice entire communities to maintain power? On June 3, the Governor of North Kivu, Bahati Musanga Erasto, and his delegation visited Kinigi, just like Kasenyi, Cyugi, Runigi, Ruki, Katoyi, and other localities that were devastated by attacks carried out by FARDC and its allies, using every killing machine to hurt these communities. Hospitals, schools, and churches were bombed, by drones and heavy artillery shells. Civilians were shot. Others were hacked with machetes. Homes were burned. Entire communities were left traumatized. One fact must be clearly understood by the international community: these are overwhelmingly Hutu communities. Yet many of those used to attack them are Wazalendo militias and FDLR elements who are mainly hutu, operating alongside FARDC and Burundian forces. This reality destroys the simplistic tribal narrative often used to explain the conflict. What happened in Kinigi demonstrates that the problem is not ethnicity. The problem is a system of governance built on division, manipulation, and violence. When people are abandoned by their leaders, when poverty and insecurity become permanent, survival instincts take over. Communities are turned against one another. Neighbors become enemies. Brothers are manipulated into killing brothers. The ideology of hatred does not stop at one ethnic group. It consumes everyone in its path. The people of Kinigi suffered at the hands of men who share, tribe, language, their villages, and in many cases even their family ties. Uncles were turned against nephews. Neighbors against neighbors. All manipulated, armed, financed, and encouraged by Tshisekedi sitting more than 2,000 kilometers away from the battlefield, controlling, and financing it remotely with the help of international community. The material destruction is immense. The psychological scars are permanent. Yet despite everything, the people of Kinigi stood firm. They resisted. They refused to abandon their homes and their livelihoods to looters and killers. Every morning they approached ARC soldiers asking how they could help defend their community. They chose courage over fear. Their resilience was met with action. Following the visit, our leadership provided roofing sheets to families whose homes had been destroyed. Those who had lost their livestock to looting were also assisted. Governor Bahati Musanga Erasto personally distributed goats to affected families, helping them rebuild not only their homes but also their means of survival. This is what responsible leadership looks like: standing with the population in their darkest hour, not abandoning them. Their story deserves to be told across the entire DRC and beyond, and should be the model for DRC to be free. Kinigi is proof that ordinary Congolese people are not naturally divided by tribe. They are victims of a political system that profits from division. And Kinigi is proof that communities can reject that manipulation and stand together in defense of their dignity. I will conclude with the story of a young girl currently receiving treatment at Kibabi Hospital. She told us what happened to her during these attacks. Her testimony is so horrifying that it surpasses anything one would expect to see in a horror film. I recorded her account. The world needs to hear it. Wait for it.

Part 2 video.🥹🥹 There’s no need to create lies when there are true stories about the good things AFC/M23 is doing for the people in the areas they control. The world needs to know the truth about AFC/M23. Other news says that President Tshisekedi has arrested Lt. Gen. Masunzu, who was the commander of the 3rd military zone covering North Kivu. The United States should help bring together both Presidents from Rwanda and the DRC. Keep watching the video, I’ll keep sharing more updates about AFC/M23. Aluta Continua.♥️✊🏿