Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Disaster Can Be Over If ‘Actual Points’ Are Addressed

The Rwandan authorities spokesperson Yolande Makolo, has responded to the accusations by France that Rwanda helps M23 rebels in japanese DR Congo.

In a publish on social media platform X, Makolo stated on Tuesday, February 20, the French authorities was in place to know {that a} answer to the battle in japanese DR Congo could be discovered if the basis causes have been addressed.

“Nobody is aware of extra in regards to the root causes and historical past of the battle in japanese DRC than France,” Makolo stated.

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The Congolese authorities accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels – allegations Kigali dismisses. Rwanda has harassed that the battle in japanese DR Congo is a results of inside issues together with unhealthy governance, ethnic discrimination, and violence, in DR Congo.

Kigali additionally accuses the Congolese armed forces, or FARDC, of integrating the FDLR, a Rwandan ethnic militia instantly linked to the 1994 genocide towards the Tutsi in Rwanda.

The US-sanctioned terrorist group has spread hate and violence against Congolese Tutsi communities for over 20 years.

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“If the actual points on the origin of the continued battle have been addressed, the issue wouldn’t exist,” the federal government spokesperson stated.

Moreover, she stated, “the present head of UN Peacekeeping Operations can be very conversant with this historical past, in addition to what’s going on in japanese DRC, so there needs to be no confusion.”

On right this moment’s assertion by the French Authorities in regards to the scenario in japanese DRC: – Nobody is aware of extra in regards to the root causes and historical past of the battle in japanese DRC than France. – Moreover, the present head of UN Peacekeeping Operations can be very conversant with this…– Yolande Makolo (@YolandeMakolo) February 20, 2024

A latest escalation in hostilities in japanese DR Congo has raised issues that the battle could flip right into a regional disaster if it isn’t contained early. Totally different governments and organisations are pushing to revive the Luanda and Nairobi peace processes, which have been in a stalemate for months.

Since early February, the M23 rebels have advanced towards Goma, the capital of North Kivu, elevating fears that they could take management of the town of an estimated two million folks.

The Rwandan authorities on Sunday stated it was involved by DR Congo’s army build-up in North Kivu province close to the 2 nations’ border.

The Ministry of International Affairs and Worldwide Cooperation stated Rwanda faced a “serious threat” from DR Congo, whose president has stated on a number of events that he would declare a warfare on Rwanda.

It stated the Congolese authorities had deserted peace processes in pursuit of a extra offensive place that “clearly goals to expel M23 and Congolese Tutsi civilians into neighbouring nations.”

Rwanda stated it has “the proper to take any legit measures to defend our nation, as long as this menace exists.”

The M23 insurgent group resurfaced in November 2021, after practically a decade in hibernation. The group which had been defeated in 2013 stated the Congolese authorities had ignored their earlier agreements and that the persecution of Congolese Tutsi communities had continued unabated.