{"id":19667,"date":"2022-06-14T06:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T06:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/un-silence-on-dr-congo-aggression-towards-rwanda-is-concerning-govtspokesperson"},"modified":"2022-06-14T07:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T07:13:41","slug":"un-silence-on-dr-congo-aggression-towards-rwanda-is-concerning-govtspokesperson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/un-silence-on-dr-congo-aggression-towards-rwanda-is-concerning-govtspokesperson","title":{"rendered":"UN silence on DR Congo aggression towards Rwanda is concerning \u2013Govtspokesperson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The United Nations has maintained silence over DR Congo\u2019s provocative actions towards Rwanda, including the unprovoked bombing on the Rwandan territory, a conduct that Government Spokesperson, Yolande Makolo has condemned.<\/p>\n

Makolo\u2019s comment came as a response to St\u00e9phane Dujarric, the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General who on Monday, June 13 issued a statement on the prevailing situation in the DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Dujarric\u2019s statement did not condemn or even mention the bombing of Rwandan territory by the Congolese army which is operating jointly with the FDLR militia group.<\/p>\n

The UN peacekeeping force, MONUSCO, is also operating alongside the two outfits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sovereignty of all countries is equal, whether it is Rwanda or DRC. When the DRC bombs Rwandan territory unprovoked, this is a serious matter that has consequences, and it has to stop once and for all,\u201d said Makolo in a tweet responding to Dujarric.<\/p>\n

She added that; \u201cThe UN force cannot be part of this aggression, or stand by and watch it happen as has been the case, otherwise they become complicit. This is an issue Rwanda has repeatedly raised.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Dujarric was not out rightly open about the UN force violating its mandate, he alluded to MONUSCO\u2019s \u2018impartially\u2019 in executing its mandate.<\/p>\n

Genocidal forces FDLR are integrated into DR Congo\u2019s army FARDC and empowered to shell rockets to Rwanda from the DRC, an act that Rwanda has consistently complained about.<\/p>\n

According to Makolo, \u201cBy taking sides in this conflict, MONUSCO has contributed significantly to the intransigence of the DRC Government in cross-border shelling of Rwandan territory and in evading responsibility for its own internal issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

FARDC and FDLR have on at least three occasions shelled bombs on the Rwandan territory in less than four months. The recent two incidents that happened on May 23 and June 10 followed a similar incident that happened in March.<\/p>\n

They all targeted civilians in the areas of Musanze and Burera districts and have left several injured and property damaged.<\/p>\n

In his statement, Dujarric acknowledged FDLR as a threat to regional stability \u2013 a stand that the Rwandan Government spokesperson took stock of.<\/p>\n

Makolo\u2019s remarks came a few days after the Stephanie Nyombayire, the Presidential Press Secretary also pressed the international community for its failures in the DRC and calling out MONUSCO for being an accomplice to attacks targeting Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cMONUSCO can no longer claim \u2018observer\u2019 status. That is complicity,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Nyombayire added that \u201cM23 is NOT a Rwandan problem. Its members are Congolese and a process of resolving this issue had been started in Nairobi at the request of PoDRC (President of DR Congo). How was the decision made to break from the process and turn it into the senseless killing it has become today?\u201d<\/p>\n

Bunagana falls to M23<\/b><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, following the recent resurgence of fighting between M23 rebels and the Congolese military together with its allies, Congolese authorities have maintained that the rebel group gets support from Rwanda, a claim the latter has denied.<\/p>\n

The group \u2013 which was started by mainly former members of the DR Congo military \u2013 has also denied any links or getting support from Rwanda.<\/p>\n

In an interview that aired on Sunday, June 12 by the Voice of America, M23 spokesperson, Major Willy Ngoma said; \u201cNo, we don\u2019t get any support from Rwanda, we get guns from FARDC. Whenever we fight, they flee and leave behind their weapons. It is these weapons that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Monday, the M23 rebels overran Bunagana town at the border between DR Congo and Uganda and images on social media have shown Congolese soldiers crossing into Uganda.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Ngoma pointed out that M23\u2019s intentions are not to capture territories but to protect themselves and have their grievances addressed by the Kinshasa government.<\/p>\n

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