In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government dispatched a delegation to Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, on May 9, 2024, while on May 3 the displaced persons camp of Mugunga , nearby, had been bombed. A bombing whose human toll rose to 35 dead. “ We are fed up with this omerta, this ambivalence of the international community », protested Fabrice Puela, Minister of Human Rights, while the Congolese authorities took Rwanda to the UN Security Council. Details.
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With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Pascal Mulegwa
East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the death toll from the strike that reached the Mugunga displaced persons camp increased: it went from 14 to 35 dead.
The Congolese authorities have appealed to the UN Security Council against the Rwanda. The DRC government sent a delegation to Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, to immerse itself in the crisis and the consequences.
Funeral on May 11
On site, among the children and women transported to hospital, 26 did not survive. Around thirty are still being treated in hospitals. A delegation from Kinshasa spoke with the provincial authorities. Modeste Mutinga, Minister of Social Affairs and National Solidarity, declares: “ These are elderly people, children and women who were killed. We have decided to organize the funeral next Saturday. All arrangements have been made so that this funeral is worthy of the sons of the country who lost their blood for the integrity of our territory. So we are in mourning. »
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Faced with the tragedy and its lack of visibility Fabrice Puela, the Minister of Human Rights fumes: “ We are fed up with this omerta, this ambivalence of the international community. It’s abnormal. The blood of the Congolese is worth the blood of the Ukrainians. It is unacceptable that we are only interested in Congo with raw materials. But when human lives, children and women, are cut down and raped all day long, this does not concern the international community. We’re fed up! »
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula, contacted the ambassadors of the permanent member countries at the United Nations Security Council. Kinshasa openly accuses the Rwandan army of having bombed civilian targets and Christophe Lutundula affirms that the Rwandan regime is preparing ” a sneaky genocide of Hutus in eastern DRC » to stir up intercommunity tensions in North Kivu. Accusations brushed aside and absurd, according to Kigali.