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We'll go together with Josue.

Josue, how are you doing?

This is Pieter Wright.

He is my boss.

He is a security advisor with SOCO.

The reason I wanted to see you was to be

able to put a name to your face because...

very soon, we will start

working in that area.

We will contact you regularly.

We will now give you a little something...

Just to say thank you.

It is important that we work together.

So what I want to say with regard to

the difficulties we are facing,

is that if we are strong

and we withstand the situation,

it is because we work as a team.

Please always remember

that you have done a great job.

You have shown your courage

and some of your friends

have died for the rebuilding of the park.

The other thing

I wanted to tell you about is

the confusion which has developed

around the oil issue with SOCO.

And what I want

to tell you is very simple.

We are here to enforce the law.

It is law which allows

peace re-establishment

and country reconstruction.

We are not here

to work for business interests,

be it with regard to oil.

It is about integrity and honesty.

We have to maintain

the respect and discipline

which characterize us.

I'm doing a boy's band.

M23 cover album.

Okay. I'll give the whole pack away, then.

What is that?

What do you want to drink?

A coffee?

Maybe not Heineken again,

it's a bit early.

It's Sunday!

You have Heineken on Sunday?

On Sunday, on Saturday...

The other days I can't drink much

because I'm working.

And at the moment

are you working a lot?

Communication is so much work,

it's tiring.

I am a great notable of Rutshuru.

You have a lot of land there, don't you?

How many hectares?

2,000 hectares, that's it.

And the friends from SOCO

have put marker stones on my land

to mark out the Block 5, their concession.

Some people don't like

SOCO doing its work here.

Minister Vunabandi asked me to calm them.

I did that job.

I've communicated to the population

that it's better to work with SOCO

than work with the park.

You told them that it was better?

Yes, I told the people

better with SOCO than with the park.

If SOCO works with us,

in particular with me...

I am in the M23, but outside the M23

I have my private businesses.

All right, so you would have a percentage?

Yes, we are asking for a percentage.

They cannot exploit oil without us.

It's a percentage,

whether it is 0.01 or 0.001.

Yes, it can be a lot of money.

A lot.

They used a chainsaw to remove

part of the head and the upper jaw.

They took that, as well as the tusks.

Examining the ballistics

suggests this wasn't

the work of poachers

we are familiar with.

This was a military style operation.

We will march on the capital Kinshasa!

Long live M23!

Ladies, gentlemen,

we regretfully announce

the resumption of war

by the Kinshasa government.

So the goal isn't to gain more territory?

No, let me be clear.

If the government agree

to enter into dialogue with us

and suspend their attacks,

we are here for peace.

If they continue to violate the truce,

then we know what we will do.

Hey! Did you get my text?

No, no, no, you didn't tell me

where you were.

Okay. Opposite Rouge

and it's called "Grill"?

Okay, cool. Let's do that. Perfect.

Please be careful, sir.

I hate that.

If you pull the trigger now, it goes off.

I hate when they do that.

No security on!

So we speak English tonight.

No, Franais!

My Franais is a bit sh*t.

What do you define yourself as?

Some people would say I'm a mercenary.

You're a mercenary?

Some people would...

some people wouldn't.

The people here are nice, but I tell you

one thing, they've got bloodlust.

They kill for the f***ing sake of killing

and they f***ing hinge on it.

There are lots of rebels...

you look at them

and straight away you think...

The energy is up and you think...

-they enjoy it.

-F***ing mad, yeah?

They like it and there is nothing

you can do about it.

You can't educate, you can't...

Culture them?

There is nothing you can change

in their mentality

because it's f***ing primeval.

It is primeval, it is ancient,

it is inbred psychology

that you cannot f***ing change.

Don't you talk to these guys?

Who?

Which ones?

-The rebels?

-Yeah?

We talk to them every day.

Well, not me, but subcontractors.

We don't deal with the rebels.

You've got to give them money

to be able to travel through the area.

What do you think you're doing

with DEI (SOCO security contractors)?

How much do you think

SOCO's paid f***ing...

Shut up!

We have a journalist here!

If you're gonna be honest, be honest.

And while you're paying them and

keeping them happy, they'll work with you.

I never spoke to a f***ing rebel myself.

That's why we subcontract that sh*t.

Who's paying the f***ing money?

You or them?

-Subcontractors.

-No, you can't get away with that.

It doesn't matter

where the money comes from.

Of course it does,

without the money the job doesn't happen.

F***ing civilians don't get killed.

You don't have war.

It's the money that fuels everything.

So to give them money and then turn around

and say it's nothing to do with us...

It's just f***ing hypocritical.

You know, it's just... It's playing God.

But if you're gonna do it,

at least be f***ing honest about it!

It's business, it's business,

and business is business.

Now we can see the value of that park,

mining-wise.

It's just a f***ing mine, this park.

It could be colossal.

-With the intelligence, it's crazy...

-It is colossal.

...the money you could pull out.

Now what they defend,

I'm not sure it's all about animals.

I'm not sure at all.

It ain't gorillas, put it that way.

I don't think it could be

so highly involved

to do the sh*t they do.

Unless they're shitting diamonds

and f***ing pissing iron ore,

they don't give a f***

about the gorillas.

F*** me, it's a monkey,

who gives a f*** about a f***ing monkey?

Firstly, as you all know

there were clashes yesterday

and the fighting intensified in Bunagana.

But we need to prepare ourselves in case

that fighting may spread

and affect us here in Rumangabo.

It's Melanie.

They're approaching.

Yes, the M23.

And the army is fleeing towards Bukavu.

The villagers are about to start leaving.

We are going to stay here.

I just wanted to know

about the food for the gorillas.

How many days' worth do we have left?

Two days.

The M23 rebels are in Rubare.

If they cut off Mwaro,

we'll have to cope with what we have.

We think we have a problem.

The danger is near us.

Good morning again.

I wanted to tell you that

the explosions you heard some time ago

were M23 rebel actions.

You should all have your essential items

packed and be ready for evacuation.

PRESS:

We are going to Kibati actually.

It's a bit further.

Sorry, is there a problem?

I'll start by calling the names.

If you hear your name,

move aside with your belongings

and children so that I can see you.

If there is excessive luggage,

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