hello! the title sums it. I want your opinions on lubumbashi.

1. is it safe for a guy going alone? especially now that I'm hearing about the war in the Congo and have been very hesitant if it is a safe place or not. do you think going this couple of weeks is safe or do you suggest postponing it for later?

2)is everything avaliable? what stuff would I need to bring with me? what are the prices like? (food, hygiene products, house essentials etc...) 3)I don't know french or Swahili. would it be hard communicating with the people around me? keep in mind that I'll be working in a place where my coworkers speak English so I'm okay in that area. 4)how is life in lubumbashi? how are the people and lifestyle like? what are some advices you can give me and stuff I need to look out for? I'd very much appreciate it if both locals and foreigners living in lubumbashi or neighbouring areas answer my questions. My DMs are open if anyone wants to message me privately. Thanks in advance!

I live in Belgium but there need to be protests against Rwanda. The EU literally has a deal with Rwanda for rare blood minerals out of Congo. Anyone living in Belgium/Brussels?

As young intellectuals with degrees and strong moral values, let’s consider this: What if we were to join the army, regardless of the personal cost, purely out of love for our nation? Over the past few days, I’ve been deeply troubled by how a certain country 🇷🇼 has been causing unrest for nearly 30 years. At this point, I feel more ready than ever to take a stand. What do you all think?

Hoping to get non biased answers

I’m not a politician, not a soldier, just someone who spent their life in the Kivus before leaving. My family is still there. And right now, I can’t stop thinking: why isn’t Tshisekedi doing anything?

Goma has fallen. If Bukavu goes, it’s over. There will be no way for the government to take back the Kivus. Yet, all I see from Kinshasa is silence, hesitation,while people are dying, fleeing, losing everything. The army is weak, sure, but where is the plan? Where is the urgency? Why does it feel like they’ve already given up?

Is it politics? Corruption? Fear of Rwanda? A lack of care? I want to believe my country can still fight for itself, but I don’t see it happening. Someone explain this to me,why is no one acting?

Hey Guys..

This is my update on the situation in the country and the east region today.

As of the time of writing Goma is taken by the M23, but there is still no internet, no electricity, and no water one the town.

The news we are getting from friends of family is that there is a huge number of military bodies on the field and a lot of people have lost their lives. People cannot go outside to mourn them.

While Rwanda and M23 have taken the town they haven't allowed humanitarians to go on the field and help people who lost their lives... A huge humanitarian crisis is happening in the city.

From the news I am getting from people and security organizations, the rebels are moving to the south of the province to aim to control South Kivu and Bukavu, the twin city of Goma. If they manage to control the Kavumu airport in South Kivu there will be no way that Kinshasa can send protection to the region.

Some leaders of South Kivu have called for a huge resistance in the region but let's wait and see.

Meanwhile, what is happening in Kinshasa?

Yesterday there were attacks and looting against major embassies in Kinshasa. Those attacks were organized by the UDPS the governing party. The Embassies have condemned the situation, the US has temporarily closed its embassy and urged its population to leave the country, and France has condamed attacks against their embassy.

I think that we should protest only against our government and our politicians because they are the root cause of this war.

Now the president hasn't spoken yet, he hasn't addressed anything to the nation. A lot of voices for journalists are being raised to talk about the corruption and all the issues we have in our army.

EDIT: He has spoken, he gave a 10-minute speech, but nothing concrete came from it.

On the diplomatic side: Our minister has raised their voice in the UN council but I think that a diplomatic solution will not solve this issue.

What will happen next?

It is very hard to say, a lot of scenarios are possible:

- Someone from the army can raise and plan a coup against Felix Tshisekedi organize the army and fight to regain the region.

- Kagame and Rwanda will control the Kivu region as he have always wanted but he will face a huge resistance in the region, we don't like him at all there! So that will not be good time for him.

- etc..

I don't know..

That Is all I can say now..

If you want to help organizations that are doing work in the region, please check my previous post here and the go under the link I have shared.

Hello all, I hope you're doing fine and are safe. I have family in Bukavu and got news from them yesterday. They mentioned they are OK, that there shouldn't be an issue for them and that we shouldn't trust the Western media on how everything is evolving.
Since we're pretty worried for them, I was wondering, can some local people tell me how things are in Bukavu as of now, what media I can consult to have an accurate view and whether there is a risk of things worsening to situations like in Goma? This would be so much appreciated!

Hey guys! A little while back, I asked a question on here about gaming in Congo and I heard that there is a video game culture in Congo. My question is: What years did gaming come to Congo?

Did it come before 2000?

Did it come in the period of 2000-2003?

Did it come later-(more like in 2004-2005?)

Thanks for your answers!!!!

As most of us may have heard from the news in the recent days, the situation in Goma is not good!

We may wake up and find out that the rebels have taken Goma!

If you want to help, check Goma Actif Organization, they are a group of young Gomatracien who are helping displaced people on the field.

Here is their GoFundMe fundraiser, please give something if you can! 5 USD is a pint of beer in some western countries but it can provide food for a whole family of 3 people for a week. Not a decent food but something to survive with.

Learn more about the Org and their initiatives here: https://x.com/Gomactif

I am not a member but I just like the work they are doing.

Created a server for all Africans to connect. Come and join your brothers and sisters and lets build the new Africa. Looking forward to hearing from you. We are currently building an arsenal of software developers. An army of builders to unite Africa under 1 umbrella. Cheers

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I need a drone for rent for a day in Kinshasa for a defence related event. Any leads ?

I tried to get visas to go to Congo last summer. Didn’t work. Finally just had to get my passports back and give up.

Would like to try again for this summer. I’m told they are still not granting visas. Is this true? Any ways around it?

There is some urgency for me needing to go this summer because of health of family members. Timing just works, and I’m afraid I’ll never get another shot like this timing again.

Thoughts?