{"id":104536,"date":"2025-07-02T18:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat"},"modified":"2025-07-02T18:41:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T18:41:30","slug":"rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda Criticizes UN Report on FDLR Security Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>A new UN Group of Experts report confirms DR Congo\u2019s state support for the FDLR genocidal militia and the Congolese army\u2019s reliance on the terrorist group as a frontline fighting force.<\/p>\n<p>FDLR, which poses a serious security threat to neighboring Rwanda is a DR Congo-backed terrorist militia founded by remnants of the masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<p>But, according to government spokesperson Yolande Makolo, the UN report \u201cdeliberately misrepresents Rwanda&#8217;s longstanding security concerns\u201d related to the persistent threat of FDLR and its affiliated groups, \u201cwhich necessitates the defence posture in our border areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Makolo stressed this in a post on X, on Wednesday, July 2, when she highlighted what appears to be her key observations on the latest report by the UN Group of Experts on DR Congo.<\/p>\n<p>Makolo added that: \u201cFollowing the signing of the US-brokered Peace Agreement last Friday, Rwanda is fully committed to its implementation, including the neutralization of the FDLR, which will enable the lifting of Rwanda\u2019s defensive measures, the safe return of refugees to their home areas, and much-needed stability in our region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018False allegations of mineral smuggling\u2019<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cfalse allegations of mineral smuggling,\u201d she noted that Rwanda has its own 3T critical mineral reserves and unlike eastern DR Congo where the mining sector is mostly artisanal and characterized by predatory exploitation by armed groups and corrupt Congolese officials, Rwanda operates a regulated and formalized mining sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRwanda operates a regulated and formalized mining sector, with investment in mineral processing and other infrastructure that allows for commercial refining of minerals and appropriate certification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the Peace Agreement just signed will ultimately present opportunities for economic cooperation, with US private investment in the region to further formalize the mining sectors and allow for improved standards and revenue or tax collection by the respective governments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Rwanda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. A new UN Group of Experts report confirms DR Congo\u2019s state support for the FDLR genocidal militia and the Congolese army\u2019s reliance on the terrorist group as a frontline fighting force. FDLR, which poses a serious security threat to neighboring Rwanda is a DR Congo-backed terrorist militia founded by remnants of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":104535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,14,772],"tags":[7534,3520,4036,758,7535],"class_list":["post-104536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-3t-critical-minerals","tag-fdlr","tag-genocide-ideology","tag-rwanda","tag-un-group-of-experts-on-dr-congo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rwanda Criticizes UN Report on FDLR Security Threat - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A new UN Group of Experts report confirms DR Congo\u2019s state support for the FDLR genocidal militia and the Congolese army ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rwanda Criticizes UN Report on FDLR Security Threat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A new UN Group of Experts report confirms DR Congo\u2019s state support for the FDLR genocidal militia and the Congolese army ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T18:18:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-02T18:41:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1751469027.219693.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"610\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Rwanda Criticizes UN Report on FDLR Security Threat\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-02T18:18:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-02T18:41:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\"},\"wordCount\":326,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1751469027.219693.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"3T critical minerals\",\"fdlr\",\"Genocide ideology\",\"Rwanda\",\"UN Group of Experts on DR Congo\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"Policy\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/rwanda-criticizes-un-report-on-fdlr-security-threat\",\"name\":\"Rwanda Criticizes UN Report on FDLR Security Threat - 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