{"id":105407,"date":"2025-07-15T18:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:57:34","slug":"afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots","title":{"rendered":"AFC\/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four Compatriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The AFC\/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it described as a demonstration of \u201cwarlike intentions,\u201d despite ongoing peace efforts including the talks in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n

Rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka on Tuesday, July 15, said that Congolese government troops \u201cassassinated\u201d four AFC\/M23 members in South Kivu Province.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn July 12, 2025, these forces assassinated four of our compatriots from the Cirunga grouping. These acts clearly demonstrate this regime’s disinterest in the ongoing talks and its warlike intentions,\u201d Kanyuka said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

L\u2019Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC\/M23) alerte la communaute\u0301 nationale et internationale sur les massacres persistants perpe\u0301tre\u0301s par les forces coalise\u0301es du re\u0301gime de Kinshasa, ainsi que sur le de\u0301ploiement de ses troupes et armes lourdes a\u0300 proximite\u0301 de nos positions.<\/p>\n

Le 12 juillet…<\/p>\n

\u2014 Lawrence KANYUKA (@LawrenceKanyuka) July 14, 2025<\/p>\n

The accusation comes just days after the announcement of a new round of peace talks between AFC\/M23 and Kinshasa, in Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n

The Doha talks are supposed to complement the June 17 peace agreement signed between the governments of Rwanda and DR Congo in Washington.<\/p>\n

Despite the international and regional efforts, AFC\/M23 claims that the actions by the Congolese government show no commitment to peace. The rebel group cited several violations, including the bombing of a humanitarian aid plane in South Kivu, which was delivering food and medical supplies to civilians shortly after the signing of the Washington peace deal.<\/p>\n

The rebels blamed the \u201cbarbaric\u201d attack on a coalition of Congolese government forces and allied militias, including the Burundian army (FNDB), the Rwandan genocidal militia, FDLR, and the Congolese Wazalendo militia.<\/p>\n

While reaffirming its commitment to a peaceful resolution of the conflict in eastern DR Congo, AFC\/M23 accused the Congolese government of obstructing the Doha talks by failing to implement confidence-building measures.<\/p>\n

The rebels stated that they are waiting for Kinshasa to fulfill trust-building measures, which are essential to facilitate meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n

Kanyuka warned against the continued deployment of government forces with heavy weaponry near AFC\/M23 positions, accusing Kinshasa of orchestrating massacres through its coalition forces.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Rwanda. The AFC\/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it described as a demonstration of \u201cwarlike intentions,\u201d despite ongoing peace efforts including the talks in Doha, Qatar. Rebel spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka on Tuesday, July 15, said that Congolese government troops \u201cassassinated\u201d four AFC\/M23 members […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":105406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[2542,758],"class_list":["post-105407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-dr-congo","tag-rwanda"],"yoast_head":"\nAFC\/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four Compatriots - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The AFC\/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it describ ...\" \/>\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\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AFC\/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four Compatriots\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The AFC\/M23 rebel movement has accused Congolese government forces of killing four of its compatriots in what it describ ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-15T18:01:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-15T18:57:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1752593002.990956.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"557\" \/>\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\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"AFC\/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four Compatriots\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-15T18:01:56+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-15T18:57:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\"},\"wordCount\":375,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/sm_1752593002.990956.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"DR Congo\",\"Rwanda\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/afc-m23-accuses-congolese-forces-of-killing-four-compatriots\",\"name\":\"AFC\/M23 Accuses Congolese Forces of Killing Four Compatriots - 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