They have an unprecedented mandate to take the offensive against the armed movements long active in the mineral-rich but impoverished Kivu region. The two eastern Kivu provinces, North and South, have been chronically unstable since two wars wracked the vast country between 1996 and 2003, drawing in armies from neighbouring and southern African countries, who fought in part over access to vast mineral wealth. All flights to Goma, a city of a million people, have been suspended since the outlying airport is vulnerable, said a source in MONUSCO, the UN mission in the country.
Alisema, TBS kwa kushirikiana na Tume ya Ushindani watahakikisha mafuta ya OKI yanaingia nchini kwa utaratibu uliokubalika na yatapewa alama ya ubora.Pia alisema, mafuta ya OKI ya ujazo wa lita moja hadi tano ambayo yamepimwa na kukutwa hayakidhi viwango hayaruhusiwi kuuzwa na ruhusa hiyo haitahusu mafuta ya kupikia ya Viking na ASMA, kwa kuwa mpaka sasa wazalishaji na wafanyabiashara wa mafuta hayo hawajapatikana wala kujitokeza ili kushughulikia matatizo yanayohusu bidhaa zao.