Press review of Tuesday January 14, 2025
The security situation in the eastern part of the DRC is the subject commented on Tuesday by the Congolese press. The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo reassured on Monday that it “totally” controls the city of Sake, contrary to the propaganda of Rwanda and the M23 who have always coveted it, according to its spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of Congo. army in North Kivu, Colonel Guillaume Ndjike, reportsCongolese press agency.
According to him, adds the agency, “Goma is also secure and out of reach of the enemy.”
To believe Actualite.cd, a relative calm was observed on Monday January 13 on almost all the combat lines in Masisi territory. This situation follows an intense day on Sunday, marked by the launch of new offensives by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo, supported by the
Wazalendo, on several strategic axes and hills surrounding the city of Sake.
And for his part, indicates The Potential, the Minister of Communication and Media, Patrick Muyaya, warns about Rwandan methods of disinformation. The minister also accuses Rwanda of having set up a vast network of disinformation, supported by hundreds of fake accounts on social networks. This aims to smother the truth under an endless stream of lies and manipulation, the newspaper adds.
To believe Mediacongo.net, the Government spokesperson indicated that it is through the military, diplomatic, economic, judicial and media fronts that the DRC will put an end to Rwanda’s adventures on our soil.
For its part, civil society in the Nyiragongo territory in North Kivu accuses Rwanda of having targeted war displaced sites in the Kibati group with bombs dropped from Rwandan territory, reports 7sur7.cd.
For this citizen structure, notes the portal, this strategy of the M23 and Rwanda aims to destabilize and panic the population in order to launch their assaults after having suffered enormous losses following the firepower of the Armed Forces of the DRC and their allies the Wazalendo in the territory of Nyiragongo.
Al Jazeera’s broadcast suspended
Regarding this war, the Superior Council of Audiovisual and Communication, the media regulatory authority in the Democratic Republic of Congo, suspended, on Monday, the broadcasting of the Al Jazeera channel for a period of 90 days, announced theCongolese press agency.
According to the CSAC, explains The Potential, This decision follows the broadcast by Al Jazeera on January 1, 2025 of an interview with Bertrand Bisimwa, leader of the M23 terrorist movement. The CSAC considers that the content of this interview “undermines public order, national safety and security,” adds the daily.
According to the CSAC, notes 7sur7.cd, this “non-contradictory” interview is a subversive campaign deliberately carried out with the aim of destabilizing the institutions of the Republic in violation of the legal texts governing communication in the DRC and advocates war, but also incites rebellion against public authority.
