The UN General Assembly resolution 44/34 adopted in December 1989 and in force since October 2001 declared that mercenary activities are unlawful. In this era, global conflicts are extensively covered. But the silence of European Institutions and media on the recent surrender of mercenaries in the Kivu region raises serious questions. The live event, covered by a hundred local and international journalists, has been largely ignored by major European news outlets. And surprisingly, even the mentor voices in Brussels at EU headquarters and in other Europe capital cities which are always vociferating to blame Rwanda have gone suddenly mute.
Why?
European media, usually quick to cover conflicts involving foreign fighters like Russians, has remained conspicuously silent.
This development, if widely reported, would have shed light on the shadowy involvement of external actors in the region’s instability which challenges their biased narratives so far.
When western-linked private military companies engage in questionable activities, the coverage is often muted or absent. The Kivu case is a textbook example of this selective reporting. Had these mercenaries been from Wagner Group or any other non-Western entity, headlines would have screamed about foreign interference and neocolonialism. But when European or allied mercenaries are implicated, the silence is deafening.
Another reason may be linked to the Western countries interests to exploit DRC mines as soon as possible. When money is involved, it’s like all the ideals about human rights are trashed. What an opportunity lost for their moral authority in this world which has become probably very sophisticated for the young leaders in the EU. We understand that the USA is busy making America Great again. No interest in Africa for now.
Finally, these images showing African nation police disarming white militaries may not be tolerated by the population and extreme right wings in Western countries.
The presence of mercenaries in this conflict zone suggests more than just rogue actors; it points to deeper geopolitical and economic interests. If European media were to highlight the involvement of Western-linked mercenaries, it would raise uncomfortable questions about who benefits from the region’s chaos. Keeping the story out of the spotlight helps maintain plausible deniability.
If EU countries truly uphold these values, they must break the silence on the Kivu mercenary story. The public deserves to know who these fighters were, who hired them, and what their mission was. Suppressing such information only fuels distrust in EU institutions and reinforces accusations of bias. The people of the Great Lakes region have lived through decades of conflict, much of it exacerbated by external interference. We need an answer: why did they black out this story? And what else are they keeping in the dark? Are the Romanian mercenaries going to be arrested when they arrive in Europe? Wait and see.
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