{"id":209430,"date":"2021-11-24T08:52:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T06:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/beni-monusco-builds-a-new-camp-for-fardc-in-kididiwe?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-11-24T08:52:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T06:52:02","slug":"beni-monusco-builds-a-new-camp-for-fardc-in-kididiwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/beni-monusco-builds-a-new-camp-for-fardc-in-kididiwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Beni: MONUSCO builds a new camp for FARDC in Kididiwe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/3166f0e43139d7e\/600\/418\" alt=\"Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (MONUSCO)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I am delighted<\/em>&#8220;. These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday November 20, 2021 from one of MONUSCO&#039;s deputy force commanders, General John Tchaeka. &ldquo;<em>I am very happy with the accommodation provided for my troops. It&#039;s a great site. MONUSCO helped us to put up the tents for the troops and for the operations<\/em>&rdquo;, confides General Mputela.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Long occupied by the ADF rebels, Kididiwe, located 11 km east of Beni, was captured back by the armed forces of the DRC in 2019. MONUSCO then decided to build a military camp there to help the Congolese troops to settle in permanently to avoid a possible return of the rebels, the area having been the scene of operations carried out for several weeks by the Congolese armed forces backed by MONUSCO peacekeepers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<em>It is part of our strategy to combat armed groups, consisting in flushing them out. Once relocated, we create conditions for FARDC to take control of the area and dominate it<\/em>&#8220;, explained the interim head of MONUSCO office in Beni, Abdourahamane Ganda, further stating: &#8220;<em>Kididiwe is rid of armed groups and as from now on, FARDC will permanently settle there to control and dominate the area<\/em>&rdquo;. Kididiwe camp will be home to several hundred Congolese army troops engaged in the fighting against armed groups in Beni.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Abdourahamane Ganda said a total of five camps, like Kididiwe, will be built and turned over to the Congolese army. &#8220;<em>There is still a lot to do, and we must work together<\/em>,&#8221; he noted, explaining that the construction of these camps is part of the strategy to step up the operational capacities of the Congolese army.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<em>We maintain a very good level of cooperation. We do joint planning. We work together on the ground, hand in hand<\/em>&rdquo;, concluded the interim head of office, applauding the joint operations carried out with FARDC against armed groups in Beni region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mission de l&#8217;Organisation des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (MONUSCO).<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/23a8d45d2ed5f6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/23a8d45d2ed5f6c\" alt=\"Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies en R\u00e9publique d\u00e9mocratique du Congo (MONUSCO)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/23a8d45d2ed5f6c\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; APO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I am delighted&#8220;. These are the words used by the Sokola 1 operations commander, General Bertin Mputela, upon receiving the Kididiwe camp on Saturday November 20, 2021 from one of MONUSCO&#039;s deputy force commanders, General John Tchaeka. &ldquo;I am very happy with the accommodation provided for my troops. It&#039;s a great site. 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