DRC: in Goma, Tshisekedi announces measures for the victims and defends the state of siege
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi (illustrative image) AP - Ludovic Marin
Text by: RFI Follow
3 min
Félix Tshisekedi has been in Goma since Saturday.
This Sunday, June 13, he spoke for the first time about the reasons for his trip to this city which was affected by the lava flow following the volcanic eruption of May 22.
The Congolese head of state made announcements concerning humanitarian needs, but also security in the region.
Publicity
Read more
With our special
correspondent in Goma
,
Patient Ligodi
In the region for ten days, the Congolese president was reassuring in relation to the assistance to be provided to the victims. Félix Tshisekedi has promised to do everything to speed up the establishment of temporary housing for more than 15,000 people whose homes have been destroyed. In front of journalists, he said that from this Monday, he will visit the sites that have been identified in this regard.
He confirmed the intention of his government to accelerate the process of
degassing Lake Kivu
, to avoid a more serious tragedy in the future, but also the reflections on the possibility of the extension of the city of Goma which is located about twenty kilometers from the dangerous volcano of Nyiragongo. "
But nothing will be done in haste and no one will have their rights violated,
" he said.
Regarding the state of siege in force in Ituri and North Kivu for a little over a month, he will assess the progress made and the weaknesses that remain because, he explains, "
everything will not happen. like with a magic wand
”.
He will thus travel to Ituri to take a look at the security situation.
The Congolese head of state announces that he will go to Beni, this territory plagued by renewed violence.
Still in North Kivu, he will travel to Kasindi, on the border with Uganda, in particular to meet his counterpart Yoweri Museveni.
It will be a question of moving forward on the construction project of a road that will link Goma to Ugandan territory with the aim in particular of fighting against businesses linked to criminal activities.
#RDC 13.06.2021 | #Goma
During a press briefing, the Head of State, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo assessed the progress of the state of siege in the province of North Kivu and announced a visit in the city of Béni as well as in the province of Ituri.
pic.twitter.com/9UaO6feS9f
- RDC Presidency 🇨🇩 (@Presidence_RDC) June 13, 2021
Newsletter
Receive all international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
DRC
Felix Tshisekedi