Faustin Ngabu led the Catholic Diocese of Goma in North Kivu for thirty-six years, from 1974 to 2010. His time as bishop was marked by wars and armed conflicts that tore apart eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Consistent with his motto, “all may be one”, the bishop was committed to the unity of the Congolese people. Second episode.
On 10 September 2025, Wazalendo militiamen gave the Tutsi 10 days to leave Uvira or face death. African Facts looks back at the two weeks of extreme tension and clashes between the militias and the Kinshasa authorities that preceded this ultimatum, and assesses the current situation in South Kivu’s second largest town.
Faustin Ngabu led the Catholic diocese of Goma, in North Kivu, for thirty-six years, from 1974 to 2010. His time as bishop was marked by armed conflicts and wars that tore apart eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Guided by the motto “all may be one”, the bishop was steadfastly committed to achieving unity among the Congolese people. First episode.
In North Kivu and Ituri, the Congolese intelligence services, army and Wazalendo militias have been carrying out raids on Maasai itinerant vendors. One vendor was burned alive in public on 2 September.
While the mayor and bishop of Orléans refused to bury Protais Zigiranyirazo, who is suspected of masterminding the wheeler-dealer circle that promoted the genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda, and while two investigating judges are attempting to clear former first lady Agathe Kanziga, who is also suspected of belonging to this circle, African Facts investigated the survival of this network.
Sur le continent africain, de nombreux conflits sont aujourd’hui mal compris en raison du manque, voire parfois de l’absence de sources d’informations indépendantes, factuelles et facilement accessibles. Cette carence informationnelle constitue à nos yeux un vide inquiétant et dangereux qui permet aux narrations fallacieuses, aux chiffres fantaisistes, aux fausses nouvelles et aux discours de haine de prospérer. C’est ce vide propice à la désinformation qu’African Facts se donne pour mission de combler.
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