By RFPosted on 08-10-2019Modified on 08-10-2019 at 01:07

Visiting Bukavu in South Kivu, President Tshisekedi wished at a rally that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could break its dependence on the mining sector, causing many of the Congolese people's misfortunes. .

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, has been in Bukavu, South Kivu since 7 October for the inauguration of a new agricultural processing laboratory of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Kalambo.

Insecurity

In front of the crowd on the Independence Square, President Tshisekedi mentioned the possibility for the DRC to increase its economy through other areas such as, for example, agriculture and no longer depend on minerals considered as a source of insecurity for the country.

" Today, if insecurity reigns, it is because of our wealth , he said. Everyone envies us. And finally, we, the Congolese, are the last to enjoy it. This is unacceptable. Our challenge now is not only to restore order in this sector, but also to diversify our economy so that we can move into other areas that will enable the DRC to achieve exemplary growth. And in this area, there is agriculture .

To communicate with the population, the presidential couple held a meeting in the place of # Independence pic.twitter.com/SyhU5aH3yE

DRC Presidency 🇨🇩 (@Presidence_RDC) 7 October 2019

In response, the provincial deputy of South Kivu, Richard Kinyoni Ndabagoye, calls the president to realize his promise. " It's above all security that we will try to prioritize ," he said. With the insecurity we have, for example, in the Ruzizi plain, we have a hard time connecting the city of Uvira with Bukavu because of the insecurity caused by the armed groups and the road cutters ".

For about fifteen minutes, President Felix Tshisekedi returned to his recent campaign promises, including the restoration of security and development and free education . No word, however, about justice in this region where many crimes of the two Congo wars have never been tried.

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