Lubumbashi: General Eddy Kapend places the FARDC and police on maximum alert

Author: radiookapi.netPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Lubumbashi: General Eddy Kapend places the FARDC and police on maximum alert

General Eddy Kapend, commander of the 22nd military region, placed the FARDC and the Congolese National Police on maximum alert at a morale-boosting meeting on October 26 at Camp Major Vangu in Lubumbashi. He urged troops to remain vigilant and mobilized against threats to the country’s territorial integrity, and to stay loyal to their republican mission rather than yield to political influences. Kapend also criticized former president Joseph Kabila for leading the recently created politico-military Front for the Refoundation of the Nation.

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