Manzi Willy

Vice Governor of North Kivu | Committed to peace, service & development | Guided by faith, family & purpose.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

15 vs thousands AFC-M23 released

[U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs @US_SrAdvisorAF]

The United States recognizes the first transport and handover of 15 detainees from DRC authorities to AFC/M23 under the Doha Framework's Prisoner Exchange Mechanism signed by the Government of the DRC and AFC/M23 last year. We deeply appreciate the vital coordinating role of the @ICRC in the safe handover of individuals from both sides. This successful handover signals growing momentum toward lasting peace and renewed trust among communities affected by the conflict. The United States thanks Qatar for its continued work with the ICRC on this process and encourages the parties to carry this momentum forward toward full implementation.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

#SouthKivu: The coalition responsible for violence against Congolese civilians has struck again. At around 4:00 PM, a bomb hit the village of Lumbishi, killing five people and wounding 13 others, including women and children.
​The failed leadership in Kinshasa continues to inflict terror on innocent populations who were simply going about their daily lives, offering nothing but destruction. To those who continue to embolden and enable Kinshasa's violence against its own people: remember that whatever you gain comes at the cost of innocent Congolese blood.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Yesterday was a day like no other.

Every Thursday, we hold our plenary session as part of the pacification process, bringing together cases and disputes that, in many instances, had remained unresolved for decades.

These are not merely legal or administrative disputes. For years, the absence of effective governance and access to justice allowed grievances to accumulate, families to remain divided, and conflicts to become a source of insecurity in our communities.

Today, we are changing that.

People are bringing their disputes before us, being heard, and finding peaceful resolutions. What could once have escalated into violence is now being settled through dialogue, justice, and responsible governance.

Yesterday, we also welcomed visitors who came to witness firsthand how this process works. Among them were Cordo Nangaa and Corda Bisimwa. Their presence offered an opportunity to see that pacification is not simply about ending fighting, it is about restoring order, rebuilding trust, resolving old grievances, and giving people confidence that their problems can be solved peacefully.

This is an essential part of pacifying a liberated zone: addressing the grievances that fuel insecurity and restoring institutions that serve the population.

We are not only securing territory; we are working to cleanse our provinces of the legacy of years of failed governance, impunity, and unresolved grievances.

Every dispute resolved peacefully is one less reason for conflict.

Every family reconciled is one step closer to lasting peace.

And every citizen who can seek justice without resorting to violence is evidence that real pacification is ultimately about restoring peace in the lives of ordinary people.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Uvira since AFC-M23 left the city continues to be a deatg city. The regime of terror continues to massacre people. Where is @hrw?

[Gouvernorat du Nord-Kivu @NordKivu4716]

#RDC/MASISI:Le commerce est devenu une activité florissante dans la cité de Kitshanga/Masisi.

Ce dynamisme économique est rendu possible grâce au retour de la paix et de la sécurité, assurées par l'ARC,témoignent plusieurs opérateurs économiques de la place
@RealManziWilly

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

@SadateMunyakazi @rpfinkotanyi Ujye urwana wime amatwi abaguca intege. Abadashaka gushyanuka bakureke ubashyanukire, hanyuma babeho. Muri buri society ibyo ntibijyabibura, abantu bose kwisi ni bamwe. Umwanzi agomba kwimwa inzira, ahoyaturuka hose!!! Courage courage

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Today, I feel compelled to speak about the work we are doing and why delivering justice to ordinary people is one of the greatest responsibilities of any society.

Every Thursday, we dedicate our time to resolving disputes within the community. Many of these cases have remained unresolved for decades, some are older than my own father. Yet, since the liberation of Goma, we have successfully resolved thousands of cases, restoring hope to thousands of families who had long given up on ever seeing justice.

Among the cases brought before us today was one involving an individual working in one of ministries in Kinshasa. For that person's safety, I will not reveal their identity or the ministry involved. What matters is that today, after years of waiting, that individual finally received justice.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.

First, despite the harsh rhetoric and insults directed at us in public, some people within Kinshasa clearly recognize the value of our the 𝗔𝗙𝗖-𝗠𝟮𝟯' work. Their actions speak louder than words. They have chosen to entrust their disputes to our justice system because they believe it can deliver a fair outcome.

Second, it is difficult to imagine anyone living in the liberated areas seeking justice in Kinshasa. Many people believe they woulnot receive a fair hearing there, and that their rights would not be adequately protected.

The broader lesson is that confidence in a justice system is earned through fairness, consistency, and results.

If people are willing to travel beyond political divisions in search of justice, it reflects the importance they place on finding an institution they believe will hear them impartially.

Justice is the foundation of peace. Wherever people believe justice exists, trust will follow. And trust, more than force or propaganda, is what ultimately gives institutions their legitimacy.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Where is @hrw ????

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

𝙉𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙚. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙙.

Watching Kinshasa lose its composure over these scenes is telling. What they continue to overlook is that people have not forgotten. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙚, 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 or political rhetoric.

Today, these people are making their own judgment. They have seen different realities, they are comparing them, and they know what dignity, security, and accountable governance should look like. No one needs to tell them what they deserve, they have already reached that conclusion themselves.

The size of these crowds is not the story. The story is that public opinion cannot be silenced or dictated from Kinshasa. When people have experienced both failure and hope, they become the ultimate judges of their own future.

Numbers don't lie. Neither do the voices of people who have lived through the consequences of decades of failed governance.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

The streets of Goma are filled with citizens making their voices heard. This public mobilization reflects growing frustration over what many perceive as a persistent double standard in the international community's handling of the conflict in eastern DRC.

A conflict involves two parties, yet only one continues to face punitive measures while the other is spared comparable scrutiny. Such an approach is unlikely to advance peace; it risks deepening divisions and undermining confidence in the negotiation process.

If one party is engaged in dialogue, why impose sanctions during negotiations? If negotiations are intended to achieve a peaceful resolution, should they not be supported rather than weakened? Lasting peace requires a balanced and consistent approach that encourages dialogue from all sides rather than measures that may be perceived as prejudging the outcome.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

I remember when you went to the Hauts-Plateaux hoping to interview people after you expected Minembwe to fall to the killers, FARDC and Burundian forces. That expectation was shattered forever.

Your propaganda has no foundation. The people are living their lives again and enjoying a level of security that remains out of reach in the areas still under your regime's control.

[Daniel Michombero /Batubenga @michombero]

#Goma -#Bukavu : Selon ce document, la marche annoncée dans les zones occupées par les rebelles de l’AFC/M23 est présentée comme une initiative de la société civile.

Cependant, dans cette vidéo filmée il y a quelques minutes dans la ville de Goma, Célestin Mpano affirme que personne dans les zones occupées n’a le droit d’entreprendre une autre activité avant la fin de la marche. Il ajoute que des véhicules ont été mobilisés par les rebelles pour transporter les manifestants jusqu’au lieu du rassemblement.

« Des calicots ont été imprimés avec des messages de soutien à l’AFC/M23, dénonçant les sanctions visant les rebelles et réclamant la fin des massacres à Beni, critique le gouvernement Congolais et le Président Félix Tshisekedi, … », affirme une source interne.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

So who are these ones? are they Corbo or Crapaud? And where did Hiboux end up? Reports coming out of Burundi say most of them were perished in Minembwe. So maybe Tshisekedi may keep these ones from his war.

[Daniel Michombero /Batubenga @michombero]

#RDC 🇨🇩 : la première promotion de l’Unité spéciale des FARDC achève sa formation

La première promotion de l’Unité spéciale des Forces armées de la République démocratique du Congo (FARDC) a terminé avec succès son cycle de formation intensive, marquant une étape importante dans le renforcement des capacités opérationnelles de l’armée congolaise.

Selon les FARDC, ces militaires ont suivi un entraînement spécialisé destiné à améliorer leur préparation aux opérations de défense et de sécurisation du territoire national.

À l’issue de cette formation, les nouveaux éléments sont désormais considérés comme opérationnels et prêts à être déployés pour contribuer à la défense de la souveraineté et de l’intégrité territoriale de la République démocratique du Congo.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

The terror regime in Kinshasa continues to find new ways to manifest pure cruelty. Waking up to the news that Wazalendo militants bludgeoned innocent cattle to death with clubs is heartbreaking and horrific.

It reveals a complete lack of vision, humanity, and moral restraint, offering nothing but death and destruction. It is alarming that this very regime is attempting to re-legitimize itself on the global stage through strategic partnerships with the United States.

A government that resorts to such barbaric tactics has lost its mandate to rule and must be removed from power."

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Minembwe scars, the things that only a terror regime can do to its people!

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Your master #Tshisekedi previously refused to negotiate, yet that stance has clearly shifted. The 30 years you refer to represent three decades during which our parents were forcibly exiled from their homeland, an injustice that must finally come to an end. You propose terms only to violate them. You champion dialogue as your own initiative, yet now question who should even participate. This inconsistency only highlights the governing failures in Kinshasa. Let time be the ultimate judge.

[Patrick Muyaya @PatrickMuyaya]

#RDC : Je m’interroge :

Réclamer la participation du fils, M23/AFC, au dialogue entre Congolais, n’est ce pas réclamer directement la participation du père, le #Rwanda ?

Ces compatriotes qui le réclament, n’ont-ils pas suivi, il y a quelques jours, les propos du Président #Kagame, le père, où il a déclaré clairement que la survie du #Rwanda était liée à celle du #M23 ?

N’a-t-il pas ainsi confirmé de nouveau le lien familial, le cordon ombilical qui lie ses deux organisations criminelles sous sanctions américaines, le duo #RDF-#M23?

Dès lors, est-il vraiment compréhensible de réclamer la participation de ceux qui règnent dans les parties du pays qu’ils occupent, par la terreur, la torture et la mort sur d’innocentes populations tel qu’à nouveau rapporté par les experts des Nations-Unies ?

N’ont-ils pas suivi ou feignent-ils d’ignorer l’existence du processus de #Doha et l’accord-cadre qui en a découlé avec ses huit protocoles signés avec le fils ?

Pensent-ils vraiment que la participation des fils au dialogue annoncé suffira pour qu’ils renoncent à leur rôle de couverture au projet funeste du père, le #Rwanda, d’occuper nos terres et de piller nos ressources ?

L’exemple de @TataCardinal qui a parlé, sans ambiguïté, de l’agression rwandaise ne merite-t-il pas d’être suivi ?

Ce que je sais, ce que le dialogue que le Président de la République entend organiser, avec les compatriotes qui n’ont pas pris les armes, sera complémentaire aux processus de #Washington et de #Doha.

Au micro de Myriam Boketshu, j’ai fait le point sur l’évolution des processus avec le père, #Rwanda à #Washington, le fils #M23 à #Doha et la complémentarité avec le dialogue à venir.

Tout est pourtant clair !!!!

30 ans après, le temps est venu pour tous les compatriotes, soucieux de la préservation de l’intégrité territoriale de se rassembler autour du Président de la République, le rempart contre la balkanisation, pour mettre définitivement fin aux aventures rwandaises sur notre sol.

#CongolaisTelema !!!!

#ToutPourLaPatrie !!!!

#BendeleEkweyaTe 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩 !!!!

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

You missed the point, and your response reads more like Congolese government propaganda than an objective analysis.

The central issue is not numbers or military strength. M23 is fighting for the right to exist. When a people are fighting for their survival, they will always find a way to defend themselves. Survival cannot simply be negotiated away.

Remember that when Tshisekedi first attacked M23 in Sabyinyo, the movement had fewer than 200 fighters. You lost to those men, a day looked like a year to your FARDC. Today, M23 is no longer less than 200 anymore. That alone should tell you that this conflict cannot be understood by counting troops or weapons alone.

Your analysis focuses almost entirely on violence while overlooking the underlying cause and why people from all backgrounds continue to join the movement.

I'll leave you with a proverb:

"𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙠𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚."

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Over 12,000 youth from Goma, Bukavu, & Nyundo-Byumba (Rwanda) just concluded the 15th Regional Youth Forum for Peace, led by Bishop Willy Ngumbi, alongside Corneille Nangaa, Provincial authorities, and military (Gen. Boduin).

​For the first time in years, a Bishop can freely visit dioceses across Masisi & Rutshuru, a direct result of the peace & stability established by the AFC. Real, unprecedented change is happening in DRC.

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

The passout of yet another batch of liberators is complete, ready to silence any threat, anywhere.
​Clochards always harbor delusional dreams of regaining what they lost when they were stronger. But today? Not only are they weaker, they can’t even afford to pay the mercenaries they hired, since the beginning of this war of survival. The only left mercenary @GeneralNeva will soon have to snap out of this hate-fueled ego trip and come to his senses. He’ll wake up one morning and pull his troops out, because the boss they’re fighting for simply doesn't pay, and his men are being multiplied by zero.

​Our men and women are trained to respect human rights, restore peace, and protect citizens and their property. Above all, their mission is to find and silence the sound of any gun pointed at our people anywhere.

​they may not match the enemy in sheer firepower, but their willpower far surpasses enemy's. And in the end? The enemy's firepower becomes theirs.
​#ClochardsHaveNoChance

[Manzi Willy @RealManziWilly]

Unless you put this leadership to sleep until the ebola is over, otherwise they are the ones fueling it.

[Ambassador Mike Waltz @USAmbUN]

We need strong international partners to share the load.

The U.S. will keep working with the DRC to fight Ebola outbreaks and stabilize Sudan, among other priorities.

Thanked Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner for the DRC's partnership and leadership of the UN Security Council as president this month.