Congo-Kinshasa: Tension Grips City Amid Revolt Rumours
BY JUAKALI KAMBALE, 4 FEBRUARY 2012
Kinshasa — Tension remains high in the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma after rumours of an attempted revolt went public.
A military attempt against local authorities by disgruntled politicians was planned for Sunday, according to Mr Ernest Kyaviro, the spokesman of the governor of North Kivu province.
Two policemen and two bodyguards were killed in an operation to thwart the mutiny at the home of a member of the outgoing National Assembly.
Mr Bakungu Mitondeke residence was among those searched for firearms.
Police allegedly recovered some automatic machine guns, ammunitions and military uniforms from Mr Mitondeke's residence.
However, Gen Vainqueur Mayala, the military chief commander of the province, has denied knowledge of any such attempt in the province.
http://allafrica.com/stories/201202050022.html

Yesterday, the UDPS secretary General was arrested for few hours by secret police ANR while he was going to attend to a conference in Germany.

The pro Kabila press is all over the military cooperation between US and DRC. They just announced the training of a battalion by US military in Kinshasa.
Les Etats-Unis vont former un bataillon spécial à Kinshasa dans le cadre du renforcement de la coopération militaire RDC-USA
Les Etats-Unis comptent renforcer les capacités des Forces armées de la RDC avec la formation d’un bataillon spécial à Kinshasa. L’annonce a été faite par l’AFRICOM.
http://www.digitalcongo.net/article/81232
(I translate)
The US will train a special battalion in Kinshasa as part of the reinforcement of military cooperation between US and DRC
The US espect to reinforce FARDC capacities with the training of a special battalion in Kinshasa. The announcement was done by AFRICOM.

DRC government is increasing its pressure on political opposition. And in the same time, US army is developing DRC government military capacities (to repress political opposition to Kabila?). Under the cover that even if elections were fraudulent, it was a step in the good direction?????
I never thought that Kabila had so many dedicated friends in the US administration.

Stan, even Tom would have found this a little inappropriate. What’s going on?
I am sincerely not sure that increasing DRC governement military capacities will ease any of the SSR and JSR or even bring any peace in the Great Lakes.
The idea that dictatorship is better than weak democracy is just a stupid one. Look at the results in Ivory Coast and Senegal!