Nouvelles du Parti.
La différence
entre le possible
et l'impossible
réside dans la
détermination
Nous sommes les
restaurateurs des
brèches, le CNDP
rendra ce pays
habitable par tous!
Une nation est une âme,
un principe spirituel.
Deux choses qui, à vrai
dire, n’en font qu’une,
constituent cette âme, ce
principe spirituel.
L’une est dans le passé,
l’autre dans le présent.
L’une est la possession
en commun d’un riche
legs de souvenirs ;
l’autre est le
consentement actuel, le
désir de vivre ensemble,
la volonté de continuer à
faire valoir l’héritage qu’
on a reçu indivis.
La nation, est donc l’
aboutissant d’un long
passé d’efforts, de
sacrifices et de
dévouements.
Le camarade
chairman, saluant la
population de Rubaya

Bwiza, on 21st September 2007  

Concern: Political stand

We, General Laurent NKUNDA MIHIGO, Chairman of the National Congress for People’s Defense (CNDP)
and CHEF OF HIGH COMMAND OF CONGOLESE NATIONAL ARMY (ANC). From our Political Headquarter of
Bwiza in North-Kivu, take this opportunity to address to the National and International Community, The
Political Stand of our Movement according to the security situation in Eastern Congo.

01.        All of us know that it was in December 2006 that hostilities started in Noth-Kivu opposing our
forces to government forces in Sake; At that time, a cease-fire was agreed on and negotiation took
place in Kigali-capital city of the Republic of Rwanda under Rwandan President’s mediation
represented by Gen. James KABAREBE, Chief of General Staff of Rwandan Defense Forces, where the
government of Kinshasa was represented by Lt-Gen. John NUMBI. From those negotiations of Kigali a
Gentleman Agreement was established and the process of “mixage” was to start as a process to go
for the Integration of the National Army. After a so-long walk in “mixage” process, we were surprised
to listen on the National Radio that the government of Congo has stopped the process of “mixage” and
chosen for a forced “brassage” process.

02.        One day, on Monday 27th August 2007, we were surprised by an attack of Government forces in
one of our operational Headquarter of Mushaki at 30Kms west of Goma. And hostilities started again.
We managed with the participation of UN FORCES and an Investigation Team in order to establish
responsibilities in Mushaki incident but the 8th military region organized a general attack and additional
troops as 6th Brigade, 13th Brigade, 14th Brigade and 15th Brigade were moved to join the theatre. As it
was not enough, Negatives forces as FDLR-Interahamwe, Mai-Mai and PARECO were given FARDC
uniform dress, arm and ammunitions and were mixed with FARDC to fight our forces. Some prisoners
of war from above coalition were handed over to UN FORCES as evidence.

03.        On Thursday 6th September 2007, the Government of Congo through UN FORCES asked for a
cease-fire in Sake which was accepted by us as a way to restart the broken peace process. In the way
to reinforce that cease-fire, many position actions were taken by our movement to ensure by all means
that we remain attached to peace-process. Some of those position actions are:

1.        On September 9th – over 3 hundreds persons including officers, men and families from
Government forces were handed over to UN forces by our Movement in Kitshanga and were dropped
safely to Goma by UN Forces.
2.        On 13th September- Child-Soldiers from Mai-Mai and FDLR prisoners of war and at least 6
additional FDLR prisoners of war and at least 6 additional FDLR soldiers were handed over to UN
FORCES in Kitshanga.

3.        On September 16th – A decision was taken to withdraw forces from their positions of Sake town
because the population was living under stress due to the closest positions between our troops and
government forces. That position was left to UN FORCES.

4.        On September 17th – some Mai-Mai soldiers captured in Kitshanga attack of September 9th
were also handed over to UN FORCES in Kitshanga for demobilization process.

5.        At the end, through UN FORCES, we proposed to send progressively our troops for “brassage’’
under UN FORCES assistance and at least one thousands of our troops were ready for the first stage
but no response was given from the government side. Now, we were expediting to have a way-out from
the recent visit of the President of DRC in Goma; but unfortunately his speech was as radical as we
wouldn’t expect…
First- President Kabila said that he can’t ever listen or talk to Gen. NKUNDA nor to CNDP.
Second- President Kabila said that the CNDP war intend to create an Army for Tutsi Community.
That was seen as a call for popular hatred against Tutsi which can degenerate in genocide- despite
that CNDP is not a Tutsi Movement even if it claims for Tutsi and other minorities’ protection.
Moreover, President Kabila called all Provincial Authorities and the people to support the government
decision of ‘’No listen and No talk for ever’’ with Gen. NKUNDA and CNDP Movement.
That’s why, on behalf of myself and of National Congress for People’s Defense (CNDP), we take this
opportunity to give to both National and International Opinion our official Political Stand in seven points:

1.        We are for peace and we maintain the cease-fire unless we will be attacked;
2.        We still very concerned by the situation of our families living in refugees camps in Rwanda,
Uganda and Burundi because of the presence of negative forces operating in Eastern Congo.
3.        We are also concerned by that coalition of government forces FARDC and Negatives forces and
also a genocide ideology taking place in DRC.
4.        We are ready to go through peace-talks with the Government of DRC and get a political win-win
solution to the crisis.
5.        We are ready to accept army offer of mediation which may come from any neutral and
Democratic country.
6.        We propose that Negative forces must be disarmed and, or sensitized to go back to their
countries voluntarily or resettled in refugees camps in Congo.
7.        We want to get at end a secured country, a reconciled people and to be allowed to serve in an
honored National Army.

MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EXPECTED SUPPORT IN THE WAY FOR PEACE IN DRC.

Gen. Laurent NKUNDA MIHIGO
Chairman








General Laurent NKUNDA MIHIGO;

-        Born in Rutshuru territory, in North-Kivu on February 6th 1967;
-        I’m married plus 6;
-        I have a bachelor degree in psychology;
-        I joined the Rwandan Patriotic Army in 1993;
-        I joined Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation (AFDL) of Mzee Laurent Désiré KABILA in
1996 to overdraw Dictator MOBUTU;
-        I joined Congolese Democratic Rally (RCD) in 1998;
-        I was appointed Brigade General in 2003 by RCD and appointed 2nd Division Commander of RCD in
Goma.
-        I refused to go to Kinsahsa in Transition due to lack of security memo in Sun-City agreement
which was only a political agreement.
-        In 2004, I was called to stop killings of Banyamulenge (Tutsi of South-Kivu) in Bukavu.
-        In 2003- I played a major role in reconciliation of BAHEMA and BALENDU- two tribes of Ituri where
fighting and I succeeded it.
-        In 2005- August – We created with other officers the Military Counsel for The People’s Defense
(CMDP).
-        In 2006- on 25th July we created the National Congress for People’s Defense (CMDP) and I was
appointed Chairman of the Movement.