DRC: The Never-Ending War | ARTE.tv Documentary

Two years ago, the M23 militia went on the offensive again in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This armed group controls part of the North Kivu region, massacring and expelling civilians and waging a merciless war against the authorities. A report on a forgotten conflict.
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[@1st-qt9ce]

This “forgotten” conflict has been in progress for over half my life at this point. Heartbreaking.

[@BarbaraCorrias-mh7en]

How much suffering, and still these people have their dreams. Thank you for talking about this forgotten conflict

[@artetvdocumentary]

Thank you for watching!

[@ALTHEGREAT]

I spent a short amount of time in Kanyaruchinya last November. The humanitarian situation was bad. And really the security situation was about to blow. Things seem to continue to deteriorate. This documentary is fantastic and very well done. 👏

[@artetvdocumentary]

Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@ZuluWarrior3]

Soon will be peace my people 🇨🇩

[@kristinalewis6126]

would go in this direction, I am 75 and got my dream job at 69. My Rwandan folks are delightful and did try to explain the deal with M-23 but I always thought they were the bad guys, This documentary cleared things up and now I have more understanding so thank you! We live in gifted life in America

[@armanisim7791]

This channel is owned by Rwandan government, it's all lies. I'm Congolese and know that M23 was formed and supported by Rwanda to steal Congos natural resources

[@elvador999]

They are bad

[@MH-nq7wy]

​@@elvador999They are more good.

[@mr.skeleton3190]

The idea of good heroes vs evil villains often occurs in cartoons but less often in real life.

[@kwanelemacose3591]

South African army has always been sending members to bring peace in DRC.🇿🇦

[@RuthTimothy-fm5di]

Yes thank you too for the journalist shedding light to the world

[@muslimcel4581]

The landscape is beautiful

[@sizamnce]

Toward the end of this video, I could pick up on the conversation by the two women. I'm Xhosa from South Africa.

[@denisdrille9597]

I think the world should see this documentary

[@farhanatoerien3437]

Courage to the medical and care staff working to help in this situation ❤❤Love

[@olejnik5165]

Aren't some of those Fighters Rwandan soldiers? They seem to be highly equiped for a militant and they are wearing rwandan camo and equipment like vests in MARPAT that they also use.

[@mugisha2000k]

They purchase it on the same market

[@MH-nq7wy]

Why don't you ask the manufacturer? I guess must be chinese!

[@justafriend3408]

I'm Rwandese and I don't agree with this documentary. I just heard one of the soldiers talk original Rwandese language. He is a Rwandese soldier rather than Congolese rebel; we know the accent of Rwandophone congolese because we are originally from those communities. This is actually evidence of Rwanda's invasion rather than congolese fighting each other

[@kipapula6838]

​@justafriend3408 you are not Rwandese but rather call yourself one to spew your propaganda. The're literally Ugandan parts that neighbors Rwanda who speak Kinyarwanda and it's the same case with congo. The're native congolese Tutsi's. And for your sale, there is no group of people that will see their own people suffering in a neighboring country that won't offer help, so even if Rwanda was helping , I don't see the issue

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Wonder if the situation today would be better had King Leopold (and those who came after him) maintained ownership of Congo.

[@johnsensserwadda9699]

I love congo..may God see her through these never ending troubles.

[@stevedrane2364]

Thank you for a hard hitting article. . . Great journalism. .

[@kristinalewis6126]

I moved to Dayton Ohio 10 years ago for my retirement career, I am now a landlord. All of my houses are occupied by Congolese refugees.via the UN when I first came to dayton I began to see how many refugees are here. I had no idea, but after I met some, and word got around they became my best tenants, They come with nothing after many years in camps.,,so lucky me I have a black belt in shopping and find furniture and other thing which are needed. I even work to get the kids into better schools..Please dont let word get out I like being a secret. Currently I house 44 people. I have a sustainable business and my houses are nice. Recently I got a family from this area to rent to, I walked in and it looked as if I walked into a tent in a camp nothing and 7 people. I never knew that my life

[@Babybaby228]

Yes!! I do similar with working with Refugees and see how they have nothing 😭 Look at Mugunga Refugee Camp and La Vert Refugee Camp that are both next to Goma. They have horrific living situations where no human beings should be tortured like that 😭 They were bombed by M23 rebels last Friday and women and children were killed. Paul Kagame, the president of Rwanda, is an M23 supporter and they are killing thousands of people from the DRC 😭 It is genocide. Thank you so much for helping and renting to DRC Refugees ❤ God bless you.

[@mr.skeleton3190]

This isn't your blog.

[@user-sr1yo4lq5f]

God bless my African brothers and sisters God bless Africa

[@ssekyanzirobert9401]

There is no right of self-defense for an occupying state against the territory it occupies.

[@ayatollahigboland4612]

Rise Mama Africa This is heartbreaking 💔

[@halgankanolosha8298]

Africans are suffering every corner😢

[@MrJohhnycongo]

As a Pastor in Africa I have to ask the Church, - globally, in Africa and in the region of eastern DR Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi: "where is the fruit of the Gospel of Peace"? Is the perpetuated war about ethnic conflict or disguised profit from conflict minerals? While the trauma continues, - and the global church remains blind, - the DRC is unstable, poor, exploited and an embarrasment for Africa!

[@zjdon3363]

It's only the sons and daughters of the land who can say enough is enough and change their motherland.Not any foreign nations .Congolese should choose peace for prosperity.

[@user-bd3xu8cj7i]

Africa has too much tribalism. Everyone wants to lead and while intensions are good most leaders, weather president or armed rebel leaders don't know how to negotiate or corporate

[@TodaTruth]

M23 are Rwandan 🇷🇼 Rebels Kagame want north kivu to be part of Rwanda , But Congo 🇨🇩will never accept

[@fubub3595]

Plain and simple ,but the international cominity ,USa and Uk are manipulating the media

[@Babybaby228]

Paul Kagame is an evil guy. We need new leaders 😔 God bless you 💜

[@kipapula6838]

The native Tutsi congolese belong to Congo. What you stated is the exact reason why this conflict won't stop. The difference is, these Tutsi's are not like Palestinians, they actually have a upper hand in fighting and are capable of defending and defeating the congolese army.

[@fubub3595]

@@kipapula6838 tutsi belong to congo and are fighting congo👀🤔🤔 just what u saying it clear tutis are not congolse

[@mr.skeleton3190]

@@fubub3595 DRC doesn't seem like a unified nation. Maybe there are people in the east who feel no connection to Kinshasa.

[@akimbah]

May Allah bring peace in Congo

[@254stoner]

The country with most minerals in the world

[@lunabranwen]

DRC libre ❤

[@klausrain111]

I'm an American and I visited Kenya in the 70s for about 6 months. I know it's not the Congo, but the people are similar. It was one of the best chapters of my whole life, everybody spoke English as a second language to me. I didn't need to learn any Swahili. They were all very nice to me and some of the women there were the most beautiful I've ever seen. I also smoked a LOT of very powerful weed (I don't do that anymore). I also chewed a lot of khat, but they called it marungi then. I loved my time there and didn't want to leave. I finally left because I had some business to take care of up in Denmark. I had hoped to go back to Kenya, but I never did. (Seeing this video obviously reminded me of Kenya because it looks almost the same). Mombasa was my favorite place in Kenya, but Nairobi was very nice. So was Kisumu. 😂

[@calebkenei6917]

Welcome back, it has changed a lot since that time

[@Babybaby228]

@klausrain111 .. Thanks for the work you did in Kenya. You should go back to and do more support. The poverty is bad in Nairobi right now. God bless you.

[@Babybaby228]

And anyone who can give support to the Refugees in DRC.. PLEASE HELP ❤ The situation is so bad in DRC right now. We need new leaders.

[@wiseside3586]

This documentary is the first one of a kind that is neutral! Well done👏🏾 Don’t you think that if the rebels really weren’t as honest as they said, could have staged a witness? I don’t think they could have just picked up a random person! They did it in the confidence of their good deeds but 😂 22:13 unfortunately they met someone whose day( or maybe week) wasn’t going so well that she just said what she thought anyways!! Good job done here💯

[@jacobthesettler7616]

Follow the money u will get the answer why this conflict exist on the first place, Diamonds Gold Oil Cobalt Copper Minerals Coltan

[@billiebleach7889]

This sickens me. All this unnecessary death and suffering laid upon people who never had a moment of peace and prosperity in their life. All they know is hardship and they undergo it in a both stoic and dignified fashion that demands tremendous respect. They live in what should be one of the richest countries in the world but are some of the poorest people in the world. It’s such a damn shame and it makes me incurably sad. I hope Africa finds a way out of the circle of war and conflict and begins to make sure that everyone can enjoy the riches of their magnificent continent.

[@AndrewReilly-of3rx]

I dont know what all this is about (probably minerals, coltan,cobalt or whatever)but seeing that young man lying there maybe keeping his leg maybe not and those children I (my life is very difficult and problematic) realised how lucky I am. Good fortune to all those people whatever flag they are under,what a world x

[@damionreid2681]

The DRC situation is heart breaking. That war to me seems like outside forces are behind it 💯 . I'm counting on the African union to get more involved get out outside forces and i think thats is where the healing would start 🤔 stay strong💪🏽 Congolese 🇨🇩 the time draws near for a free free Congo 🇨🇩

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Which conflict has been resolved by the AU?

[@TrendyAtlas]

Why the hell is Britain doing business with Rwanda still?

[@TodaTruth]

uk benefits because Raw materiaal enter rwanda illegaal

[@user-yc5zn6jt6x]

I support formation of independent states out in the East of congo because the congo can never be managed effectively by any government in Kinshasa

[@kabambablanchardtshimbombo6803]

​@@user-yc5zn6jt6xu are sick in the head....the E.U is using Rwanda Government to cause insecurities in the Congo....then u are here suggesting rubbish

[@user-co3yv3zj7h]

In theses conflicts civilians pay the price

[@TrapstarJolene]

👏

[@farmboy0814]

The women at 22:24 is soo brave. May god be with her 😢

[@rickeycook7940]

Great Documentary, but now that i have a better understanding of Black African history long before anyone from the West stepped foot on the the continent.tribal wars was and still is as common as eating food and only they can fix this problem if they choose to, i feel bad for the innocent people,but their misery means nothing to those who want power and control!

[@sushantbaddi4294]

I feel like Netflix while watching this

[@yourfriend3999]

yes because this is a documentary

[@wabuyirichard9439]

Spokes person is looking really healthy👀

[@hashimmale3391]

The people in the camp who are victims of this war are Congolese civilians who lived in the region Rwanda and m23 are claiming to be theirs.

[@25eyal17]

Those innocent banyarwanda speakers Congolese, they deserve justice 😓

[@user-nc1uv3be1v]

The Wars will be over Africa Unite

[@kipapula6838]

You can clearly see the difference between areas controlled by m23 and those controlled by congolese army and other rabel groups. There's actually organization and respect of citizens and no roadblocks in areas controlled by m23 but you can see the opposite on the other sides. I hope m23 prevails and gets to become a great and formidable region

[@Therongunner]

Aimee's Kwiswahili is understandable to me

[@isokabooks3758]

Forgotten? For where? By whom forgotten? Since they killed Lumumba they have been active in mining and looting. They've intervened to overthrow regimes, biggest and longest serving UN peace keeping and gold mining operations. DRC cannot be forgotten.

[@iankim1673]

Just one cowboy in war? Where did the hat go? Tactics and pride.

[@conceretejungle1150]

Rwanda is evil😮

[@sukudady3100]

Very evil,with is Master demon paul kangame

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Rwanda seems like one of the nicest countries in Black Africa?

[@conceretejungle1150]

@@mr.skeleton3190 think twice😰

[@mr.skeleton3190]

@@conceretejungle1150 Thinking. Haven't been there yet, but Rwanda seems more developed than many of its neighbors.

[@conceretejungle1150]

@@mr.skeleton3190 thats what they tell you besides how big is that place....??? Getting rich from stealing😭

[@tshephomakgopa4653]

Follow the money of those minerals, you will know

[@Osses888]

Free DRC

[@RuthTimothy-fm5di]

Rwanda and Conglose needs to work together

[@juliasarkadi]

The way the rebels are forcing issues 😂😂😂

[@aluminiumsloep]

Thousands of years people live in Africa.....The first humans walked the Earth in Africa.....Yet here we are 2024 and still no effective sanitation system in city's and villages.......I have been in Africa a few times...I think it's just a lost case....A proper mess. No hope for a modern society....Wars, filth, poverty, misere....

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Until aliens arrive?

[@D2trappyS1]

The Kinshasa government has to stop lying to the Congolese people the real Rwandans are the Hutus who came in 1994 from that point on that’s when the situation got way worse in the east.

[@user-gu1ti9me6i]

We need to allow these fine doctors and engineers into Germany.

[@kasangakijoseph799]

Why are rebels wearing Rwanda Defence Forces uniforms?

[@bedadakemsi5254]

It's sad you end up like this 😢 dear African brothers in Congo! Wish you all will become normal in the near future, same for my country too.

[@hashimmale3391]

People in this war talk about tutsi people like they are the only people that exist in east congo. The barely make up the population in the east

[@LuciousMulipo]

03:04 peace is almost around the end of the tunnel,,,God will save his people soon. Shame to the perpetrators of this conflict. GOD KNOWS.

[@anthonysavio3875]

Thanx 4 this well edited video! I believe; That gold, coltan, and diamonds hiding under those rolling hills is the ultimate cause of problems. Where do the so called poor Congolese get resources to fly geo mapping planes that aerial scan the grounds? Identify mineralrich areas? buy ammunition? construct airfields etc? Congo should adopt Federalism and share power regionally.

[@dailyshowtelevisiondstv5585]

M23 Rwandian rebels

[@josephlowilla9966]

This media should not write any article about Congo because it's own by Rwanda.

[@mardrosteenable]

It's French and German. Sorry.

[@kipapula6838]

But it provided both sides of the story 😂

[@joekazhama5789]

If the M23 are what they say, let them come to the table.. Mozambique did it.. Colombia did it.. Why not them if truly they mean what they say.

[@Chandankumar-qw6hb]

😮miniral rich

[@TOPGNBR1]

Leave Africa alone western China Russia leave Africa alone they all are using you don’t let Russia fool you

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Then what?

[@gnoboidotsuc]

this where the ICC should intervene and not with a country who's justice system is fully fucntioning!

[@drmuddusl5834]

A wasteful contest with no permanent winners

[@yawe2born101]

🇺🇦Rwandese M23 rebels fighting for Congo Natural Resources , supported by Rwanda president Kagame and a Ugandan Rwandese 🇺🇬+🇺🇦 president M7, all working for 1st World Multinational corporation Entities in the West and in the East.

[@sukudady3100]

And the occident is just watching because is they are benefit with rwanda taking the minerals of congo,but in ukraine always helping

[@HonKennedyTv]

Hpw can people be displaced in country with a president organizing birthday parties

[@benladenno1340]

Africa and bad governance 😢😢

[@rafiqafrica]

1😊

[@RuthTimothy-fm5di]

We are from the south Pacific ocean and we also have problems in Solomon Islands where 200 people have died our population is 700,000 but whereas Rwanda have almost a million killed and if you go back years it's also a lot on the other side So we Africans must learn to deal with our tribal cultural and historical differences because all the resources we need to thrive are left undeveloped to our disadvantage we need good unifying leaders at both youth boys girls man women group for the common good

[@RuthTimothy-fm5di]

We Africans must also be wary of different outside influence that divides us

[@erickmoenga1206]

I love rwanda but i think rwanda is the problem on this

[@KibunjaMichael]

The guys are wearing titanium helmets they are American

[@clovisndombasi4666]

Bozo mona nni na se baza kolomboka ba congolais vraix pas des des congoreeih,boya kasi soki beton fatshi beton akotala yo

[@user-dq7uy8qm4h]

I have a dream...I have a dream that one day a new specie will arise from the forest of Zika and take told of DRC and rule with common goods where humans have failed.

[@hasanahmed46]

Thia is awar of western funds

[@augustinelunenge1265]

mobutu was useless is the causer

[@sakani-b4867]

The mess in DRC was created by Nato . French army created a way out of Rwanda for those genocide pope trays with their arms and continued the same fate because in Congo some region has same social structure as rwandes population. With in that a tribalism problem started that was never in existence. The truth is the Europeans before they left the great regions they created mess so they will always find they way in back. We are waking up now y’all say are numbered this are the last days for y’all.

[@mr.skeleton3190]

The last days for whom?

[@sakani-b4867]

@@mr.skeleton3190 for westerners as and USA

[@mr.skeleton3190]

@@sakani-b4867 Doubtful. Resources don't matter much when unable to process them. Crude oil and especially uranium have little value in Africa without the involvement of "Western" engineering. Cheers.

[@sakani-b4867]

@@mr.skeleton3190 you just corrupted buy westerners media and you failed to realize that. Chinese and Russian can do what European are offering 100x better. Africans don’t have to relay on western engineering anymore. But westerns have to relay on Africans minerals for their economy to survive. The table has turned around just accept it. Just prepare yourself for what coming.

[@AldtsemunguKalulu-kh8bz]

Bombocraaat

[@persiabenjamin2541]

7:20 Bro said pass me the grabba (Bangi)😂😂😂😂😂

[@simmonsmarshall]

😂😂🔥

[@mwumvanezagaston1587]

O O

[@tafananapamani1260]

Self distruction

[@justafriend3408]

I'm Rwandese and I don't agree with this documentary. I just heard one of the soldiers talk original Rwandese language. He is a Rwandese soldier rather than Congolese ; we know the accent of Rwandophone congolese because we are originally from those communities. This is actually evidence of Rwanda's invasion rather than congolese fighting each other

[@mbogKyana]

Why tutis looking for blood everywhere

[@ingo2221]

I‘m sorry but the commentator‘s voice is either an example on how one should not use AI, or the person has a long way to go until he should comment on such a documentary. Interesting topic, but unwatchable with this AI-like voice.

[@artetvdocumentary]

Thank you for your comment. Please note that we do not use AI to narrate our programmes.

[@gaboonviper9705]

France

[@natgenesis5038]

US ,Belgium ,Congolese treason,Rwanda and Uganda

[@user-cb5zh7mp1p]

Only lies

[@user-ie2xi9wf9j]

all of this in the name of tribe and the imaginary lines that we african never demacated

[@mr.skeleton3190]

Africans wouldn't have known how to demarcate borders?

[@KivuWaMinembwe]

People are being told to vacate their ancestral lands by those who can not even pronounce the names of those lands - Who named Nyiragongo, Nyamuragira, Muremure, etc, the M23 arises from the need for a people to defend their homelands amid a clear effort to exterminate them. The next time anyone says that the Kinyarwanda speaking people of Eastern Congo are foreign to the land, ask them to explain why the valleys, hills, mountains, plains, rivers and lakes are named in Kinyarwanda. And I am not saying those lands belong to Rwanda, no they don't because the current borders were drawn that way without any regard for tribes who find themselves split between countries

[@blackmamba2508]

Tell them.

[@Jan32116]

Immigrate to Pakistan

[@ajayk934]

@12:02 bro intentionally covered his face with bedsheet and doesnt look like african certainly a mercenary fighting on some side

[@mr.skeleton3190]

There always has to be some dork typing a useless comment in the format of " BRO did this..."

[@ajayk934]

@@mr.skeleton3190 what is upto u for that is ur a**s paining then rub it B***H... I will comment whatever i want

[@davidtrey1468]

Why are you showing those misleading information? This is no where close to the truth

[@logicalsgt8829]

Too many "never ending wars in Africa" also Middle East….. is cultural education ethnic religious greed crap (the heat ?? ) over and over and the blame game, the help game !! And repeat …… enough All I care is for the young innocents and the invaluable African wild life.

[@mr.skeleton3190]

You don't even care enough to know the situation. Go back to your cartoons, kiddo.

[@themanhimself2348]

The focus is Ukrainian and Gaza , there is little attention for these people unfortunately 😢

[@sergiorifa8673]

War all over the world:. Sigh...