Thousands of people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the rebels supported by Rwanda conquered the areas. The conflict is feared to spread.
On Saturday, Tanzania launched a summit for a solution to the bloody conflict of the Congo Democratic Republic. Conflict Counters’ President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi They both attend the meeting, though Tshisekedi only via video connection.
In recent weeks, the M23 rebellion group, sponsored by Rwanda, has quickly conquered large areas in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, including the strategic Goma on the Rwanda border.
Tanzania’s Dar Es Salaam is in line with the countries of the Eastern African Community and the Southern African development community. Countries are concerned that Congo’s conflict spreads into a wider regional war. The Congo Democratic Republic is supported by South Africa, Burundi and Malawi.
Kenya has taken the lead in diplomatic efforts. Saturday’s meeting of Kenya President William Ruto You appealed to the parties and demanded an immediate ceasefire.
Thousands of dead
Rwanda denies that it will support the M23 rebels, but for example, the UN estimates that about 4,000 Ruanda soldiers are fighting in the M23 ranks in Kongo. Rwanda can access the Congo Mineral Reserve via M23. In Goma, it is excavated, for example, gold and bolted, which is used, for example, on mobile phones.
There is also an ethnic dimension in the conflict, as Rwanda accuses the Congo for protecting the FLDR weapon group. The FLDR was founded by Huts, who killed Tuesi in 1994 in the Rwandan genocide.
UN Human Rights Ombudsman Volker Türkin According to nearly 3,000 people, the deceased’s conflict has been confirmed since the end of January. The same number of wounded has been recorded.
Türk says the UN is investigating several accusations of sexual violence, such as mass rape and sex slavery.
Panic grows
After conquering, the Goman M23 set its own authorities there. The M23 troops have progressed south towards the city of Kavumu, where an important airport for the Congo army is located. If KavuMu crashes, the M23 can then proceed to the capital of Southern House in the capital of the province.
There is already panic in the bug. The shops have emptied their show windows and built obstacles to their doors to prevent looting. The schools canceled their hours on Friday.
The M23 has threatened to advance to the capital Kinshasa.
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