MAJOR RE-SHUFFLE OF MILITARY AND POLICE LEADERSHIP

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 KINSHASA 000671

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SENSITIVE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV ASEC KPKO MOPS PINR CG
SUBJECT: MAJOR RE-SHUFFLE OF MILITARY AND POLICE LEADERSHIP

REF: KINSHASA 655


1. (U) As reported reftel, President Joseph Kabila ordered a
major shake-up of the Congolese military (FARDC) in a decree
issued late June 12. Nearly all top commanders, including
FARDC Chief of Defense Staff Lt. General Kisempia and AIR
Forces Commander General John Numbi, were removed from their
positions. The one notable exception is General Gabriel Amisi
(ex-ANC),who will retain his post as FARDC Land Forces
Commander.


2. (SBU) Many of those who were removed from the top
positions were reassigned with the exception of Kisempia,
whose future remains unknown, although it is expected he will
retire. As reported reftel, Numbi was appointed Police
Inspector General; former Naval Forces Commander Maj. General
Amuli Bahigua (ex-MLC) is now the FARDC's Chief of
Operations; former FARDC Intelligence Chief General Didier
Etumba (ex-FAC) was promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed
Commander of Naval Forces; former Chief of Operations General
Bahuma Ambamba (ex-MLC) is now the regional military
commander in Bas-Congo province; and Chief of Logisitcs
General Malik Kijege (ex-ANC) will become the FARDC's Deputy
Inspector General.


3. (U) Other notable appointments in the FARDC include:
-- Maj. General Rigobert Massamba (ex-FAC),a former
commander of the Kitona AIR base, as AIR Forces Commander;
-- Colonel Marcel Ekuba, commander of the 1st Integrated
Brigade in Ituri District, as Deputy Chief of Operations;
-- Brig. General Kitenge Tundwa (ex-FAC),head of the DRC's
National Service, as Chief of Military Intelligence;
-- Brig. General Mbuayama Nsiona, regional military commander
in Bas-Congo and formerly in Ituri, as Chief of Logistics;
-- Brig. General Jean-Claude Kifwa, commander of the
Republican Guard, as a regional military commander;
-- Brig. General Patrick Masunzu, a pro-Kabila Munyamluenge
commander from the High Plateau region of Minembwe, as Deputy
Regional Military Commander of South Kivu;
-- Colonel Shulungu Nembeso (ex-FAC),commander of the
Luberizi training facility, as commander of the FARDC's
Military Integration Structure;
-- Brig. General Bundja Mabe, former Kintona base commaner
and regional military commander in South Kivu, as commander
of Kamina AIR base in Katanga;
-- Brig. General Mustapha Mukiza (ex-MLC),regional military
commander in Bandundu, as commander of the Kitona training
base in Bas-Congo.


4. (U) Several new appointments within the national police
and intelligence services were also announced. As noted,
Numbi will replace General Daniel Katsuva as Inspector
General. The deputy police inspector for operations and
intelligence will be General Alongaboni, a former adviser to
Jean-Pierre Bemba who held a similar position in the FARDC,
while the deputy inspector for administration will be Charles
Bisengimana. Colonel Chalwe Raus, head of police special
services and the Kin-Maziere prison in Kinshasa, will assume
the position of provincial police inspector general in
Bas-Congo. Raus is being replaced by Colonel Union Vagba. The
new head of the National Intellgence Agency (ANR) is Daruwezi
Mukombe, a security adviser to President Kabila, who replaces
Mira Ndjoku.


5. (SBU) Comment: It is too early to tell how effective any
of these changes will be in reforming the military, as the
problems besetting the FARDC are profound and multi-faceted.
Most of the appointees appear to be competent military
commanders, though it is worth noting many of them have ties
to Kabila or his father. The long-expected removal of
Kisempia in particular is an overdue step towards creating a
more professional army. End comment.


6. (U) Below is a list of key personnel appointments in the
FARDC, national police, and intelligence services, according
to President Kabila's June 12 decree:

ARMED FORCES OF THE DRC (FARDC)
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Chief of Defense Staff: Lt. General Dieudonne Kayembe
Mbandakulu

Land Forces Commander: General Gabriel Amisi Kumba
Deputy Land Forces Commander (Operations): Colonel Ngonga
Bulamba

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Deputy Land Forces Commander (Administration and Logistics):
Colonel Mbiato Konzoli

Air Forces Commander: Maj. General Rigobert Massamba Musungu
Deputy AIR Forces Commander (Operations): Colonel Enoch Numbi
Ngoy
Deputy AIR Forces Commander (Administration and Logistics):
Colonel Yambuya Baruti

Naval Forces Commander: Vice Admiral Didier Etumba Longila
Deputy Naval Forces Commander (Operations): Rear Admiral
Emmanuel Kabuiki
Deputy Naval Forces Commander (Administration and Logistics):
Captain Buenze Safan

Inspector General: Lt. General Francois Olenga
Deputy Inspector General (Operations): Brig. General Malik
Kijege
Deputy Inspector General (Administration and Logisitics):
Brig. General Sumi Mungapa

Chief of Operations: Maj. General Dieudonne Amuli Bahigua
Deputy Chief of Operations: Colonel Marcel Ekuba Mondo

Chief of Military Intelligence: Brig. General Kitenge Tundwa
Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence: Colonel Jean-Paul
Mfinda Nzolameso

Chief of Logisitics: Brig. General Mbuayama Nsiona
Deputy Chief of Logistics: Colonel Jean-Luc Ijila

Chief of Administration: Brig. General Celestin Mbala Musense
Deputy Chief of Administration: Colonel Sinforose Kabuanda
Kasewu

Secretary General of Defense: Rear Admiral Damas Kabulo

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Secretary General for Ex-Combatants: Colonel Zebede Kasangana

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Chief Counsel to the Auditor's Office: Brig. General Unkoto
Kiyana Kim

Chief of the High Military Court: Brig. General Delphin
Nyembo Yabuzilu

Auditor General: Brig. General Joseph Konde Isambwa

Regional Military Commanders:
Brig. General Constant Ndima
Brig. General Jean Makoma Bana
Brig. General Michel Ekutshu Wazanga
Brig. General Obedi Wabasira
Brig. General Bahuma Ambama
Brig. General Padiri Bulenda
Brig. General Kasereka Sindani
Brig. General Vainqueur Mayala
Brig. General Jean-Claude Kifwa
Brig. General Sylvain Tshikwej
Brig. General Prosper Nabiolwa

Deputy Regional Military Commanders (Operations and
Intelligence):
Colonel Bolingo Matani Wabubi
Colonel Tshisebue Visa
Brig. General Janvier Mayanga Buatishuba
Colonel Jean-PIerre Bonguangele
Brig. General Kabamba wa Kabambi
Colonel Paul Lenge Muela
Brig. General Floribert Kisembo
Colonel Delphin Kahimbi Kansague
Brig. General Leon Mushale Tshitamba
Brig. General Patrick Masunzu
Colonel Tshikabue Fal

Deputy Regional Military Commanders (Administration and
Logistics):
Colonel Kongolo a Kongolo
Colonel Botamba Ali Pepe
Colonel Mulunda Moombe
Colonel Baloko Bian
Colonel Seraphin Zirimani
Colonel Malekera Bolungu Sian
Colonel Sadiki Feruzi
Colonel Dieudonne Kitenge Amisi
Colonel Tambuka Bamei Urbin

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Colonel Baudoin Nyakabaka
Lt. Col. Michel Mabondani Shora

Coordinator of the Military Integration Structure (SMI):
Colonel Shulungu Nembeso
SMI Deputy Coordinator (Operations): Colonel Fungula Katutu
SMI Deputy Coordinator (Administration and Logisitics):
Colonel Jonny Luboya

Ituri Operations Commander: Brig. General Kinkela Kabua
Deputy Ituri Operations Commander (Operations and
Intelligence): Colonel Abdallah Nyembo
Deputy Ituri Operations Commander (Administration and
Logisitics): Colonel Molimbi Lufungula

Commander, Officer Training School: Maj. General Lukama
Musikani

Commander, Central Logistics Base: Brig. General Martin
Mukalayi Kabimbi
Deputy Commander, Logistics Base (Logistics): Colonel
Dieudonne Lutalakabubi
Deputy Commander, Logistics Base (Administration and
Finances): Colonel Nyembo Kufi

Chancellor of the National Order of Heros: Brig. General
Joachim Mabiala
Secretary General of the National Order of Heros: Colonel

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Ilunga Atsho

Commander, Kamina Military Base: Brig. General Bundja Mabe
Deputy Commander, Kamina: Brig. General Jean-Claude Tshibumbu

Commander, Kitona Military Base: Brig. General Mustapha Mukiza
Deputy Commander, Kitona: Brig. General Jacques Itshalingoza
Nduru

Commander, Corps of Engineers: Colonel Constantin Salumu
Bilika
First Deputy, Corps of Engineers: Colonel Mbuyu Kamulete Lay
Lay
Second Deputy, Corps of Engineers: Colonel Luhekua Nzanzu

Commander, Signal Corps: Colonel Andre Matutezulua
First Deputy, Signal Corps: Colonel Kalunguishi Nsiri
Second Deputy, Signal Corps: Lt. Colonel Felix Kaloza

Director, Social Actions: Brig. General Mufundinga
Deputy Director, Social Actions: Colonel Armand Djamboleka

Director General, Health Services: Colonel Gilbert Kabanda
First Deputy Director, Health Services: Colonel Kakudji Ilunga
Second Deputy Director, Health Services: Colonel Munyampara
Shou


CONGOLESE NATIONAL POLICE (PNC)
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Inspector General: Maj. General John Numbi
Deputy Inspector General (Operations): Benjamin Alongaboni
Deputy Inspector General (Administration and Logistics):
Charles Bisengimana
Director, Special Services: Union Vagba


NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (ANR)
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General Administrator: Daruwezi Mukombe
Deputy General Administrator: Mate Cirimugo
Interior Department: Kaleu Mutondo
Exterior Department: Kibelisa Ngabasui
Department of Support: Lofembe Ekofo
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