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Peter the Mumbler

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Everything under heaven is in utter chaos -- the situation is perfect. Carthago delenda est.

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In Doha, the Congolese military-political movement M23/AFC isn’t asking to "go back to the bush." It’s demanding a federal Congo where it will not retreat from North and South Kivu, because these regions refuse to remain hostages of Tshisekedi’s regime. This is about federalism,

In Doha, the Congolese military-political movement M23/AFC isn’t asking to "go back to the bush." It’s demanding a federal Congo where it will not retreat from North and South Kivu, because these regions refuse to remain hostages of Tshisekedi’s regime. This is about federalism,
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1/The UN group of experts does not have a mandate to check up on the looting in Congo outside of areas where there is no fighting but many people are using their report to accuse Rwanda of being the only culprit. This is unfair! kivu-press-agency.ghost.io/the-claim-that…

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The Doha Declaration’s call to restore state authority is a recognition that the DRC today is a failed state. Political institutions barely function, leaving vast territories ungoverned. Corruption and impunity paralyse the administration and security forces, creating a vacuum

The Doha Declaration’s call to restore state authority is a recognition that the DRC today is a failed state. Political institutions barely function, leaving vast territories ungoverned. Corruption and impunity paralyse the administration and security forces, creating a vacuum
Lawrence Rugwiro (@lawrencerugwiro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

2/10 When the Doha Declaration talks about restoring state authority, it means ending the DRC’s systemic paralysis. FARDC now includes genocidal militias like the FDLR, making the army itself part of the problem. The State has no monopoly on violence or law enforcement. Economic

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3/10 Restoring state authority, as per the Doha Declaration, involves confronting the deep-rooted tribalism and political hatred tearing the DRC apart. The elite manipulate ethnic divisions to stay in power, promoting Tutsiphobia and Bantu versus Nilotic animosities. This

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4/10 The Doha Declaration’s restoration of state authority must challenge the toxic demagogy fueling conflict. Leaders rely on hate speech and scapegoating—cultivating ethnic hatred as a civil passion to justify misery and violence. This political class hides its ineptitude

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5/10 In practice, restoring state authority in the DRC means dismantling impunity. The lack of prosecutions against armed group leaders and FARDC elements guilty of atrocities sends a clear message: violence pays. Corruption siphons public funds, starving healthcare,

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6/10 The DRC’s so-called “state authority” today is a predatory system benefiting mafias and kleptocrats, including the Tshisekedi family’s cartel enriched by mining loot. The Doha Declaration acknowledges this decay and the urgent need to reclaim state sovereignty from these

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7/10 Restoring state authority also means overcoming the fragmentation caused by decentralisation along ethnic lines. Provinces have become tribal fiefdoms, where power belongs to the majority ethnic group, marginalising minorities and fueling conflict. The Doha Declaration’s

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8/10 The state’s failure to provide basic infrastructure, roads, health services, clean water, is not just negligence but a symptom of deeper rot. The Doha Declaration’s emphasis on restoring authority implies reclaiming control over national resources and directing them toward

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9/10 The DRC’s crisis is both a symptom and a cause of state failure. Integrating armed groups like the FDLR into FARDC only legitimizes criminal violence. The Doha Declaration calls for restoring state authority by reforming and professionalising security forces that protect all

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10/10 Finally, restoring state authority requires ending the post-2018 regime’s impunity and illegitimacy. Tshisekedi's usurped presidency cemented a corrupt, dynastic mafia ruling the DRC, ignoring popular sovereignty and justice. The Doha Declaration signals an international

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When M23 took control of Goma and its surrounding areas: Thousands of displaced people around Goma returned to their homes. Hundreds of international NGOs closed their operations. Thousands of UN and INGO staff, along with their families, relocated from Goma to Kampala via

When M23 took control of Goma and its surrounding areas:

Thousands of displaced people around Goma returned to their homes.

Hundreds of international NGOs closed their operations.

Thousands of UN and INGO staff, along with their families, relocated from Goma to Kampala via
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When M23 took Goma, they returned refugees back to their homes and secured the Rwanda-DRC borders. UN agencies & INGOs lost access—and funding. Of course, they won’t like M23. Now they publish reports with no photos, no videos, no verified location nothing 🤷🏽

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GOMA Observers question why the EU opposes Congo’s shift to federalism—widely seen as the most democratic system for a vast nation. UN organs are also rushing out crude reports smearing M23, raising suspicions of sabotage just as peace efforts gain global support. #FactsOnRwanda

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Observers question why the EU opposes Congo’s shift to federalism—widely seen as the most democratic system for a vast nation. UN organs are also rushing out crude reports smearing M23, raising suspicions of sabotage just as peace efforts gain global support. #FactsOnRwanda
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Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot is rushing to Kinshasa again, his second trip in under 5 months, to “defuse” Congo’s crisis. In the eyes of the Leopoldians, the DRC must remain Belgium’s eternal patient, forever in crisis, forever needing “noko” guidance. A thread 1/10

Belgium’s Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot is rushing to Kinshasa again, his second trip in under 5 months, to “defuse” Congo’s crisis. 
In the eyes of the Leopoldians, the DRC must remain Belgium’s eternal patient, forever in crisis, forever needing “noko” guidance.

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The Person who used to lead Congo under cover has finally come to light The President of Congo Maxime PREVOT decides what Tshisekedi has to do day and night. Congo is still under Belgium rule. “President” Tshisekedi still holds the Belgium passport 🤡 🤡 Colonial vs

The Person who used to lead Congo under cover has finally come to light 

The President of Congo <a href="/prevotmaxime/">Maxime PREVOT</a> decides what Tshisekedi has to do day and night.

Congo is still under Belgium rule. “President” Tshisekedi still holds the Belgium passport 🤡

🤡 Colonial     vs
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The UN Security Council keeps parroting #Tshisekedi’s propaganda: “Rwanda must withdraw its troops from the DRC.” But Rwanda has no troops in Congo. What exists are defensive measures to protect its borders from the genocidal FDLR, a militia born from perpetrators of the 1994

The UN Security Council keeps parroting #Tshisekedi’s propaganda: “Rwanda must withdraw its troops from the DRC.” But Rwanda has no troops in Congo. What exists are defensive measures to protect its borders from the genocidal FDLR, a militia born from perpetrators of the 1994