{"id":54668,"date":"2022-12-22T09:11:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T07:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.bwiza.com\/?p=54668"},"modified":"2025-02-25T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T17:06:31","slug":"rwanda-responds-to-french-accusation-of-supporting-m23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bwiza.com\/?p=54668","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda responds to French accusation of supporting M23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have escalated with counter-accusations of supporting armed rebel groups.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Rwanda issued a statement dismissing, again, allegations that it is supporting UN-sanctioned M23 rebels in the eastern DRC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VFb4BoRkNZA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccusing Rwanda of support to the Congolese armed group M23 is wrong and distracts from the real cause of continued conflict in eastern DRC, and its impact on the security of neighbouring states, including Rwanda,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>It added that blaming Rwanda undermines ongoing efforts by regional leaders to find lasting peace, particularly through the Nairobi and Luanda initiatives, to which Rwanda is fully committed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a mistake to conflate the measures that Rwanda has put in place to guard its borders with support for any particular armed group in DRC.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have escalated with counter-accusations of supporting armed rebel groups. 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