Rwanda Wants 'African Solutions', Not 'Tribal Alliances'
Ongoing conflict in eastern Congo can best be resolved by African leaders, without outside interference, Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo said in an AllAfrica interview on the sidelines of United Nations meetings in New York. Along with President Paul Kagame, she denies reports that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebel militia, as alleged in a United Nations 'experts' report.
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Louise Mushikiwabo, left, Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, is congratulated on the country's election to the UN Security Council by Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany to the UN.
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First of all I would like to express the disappointment we feel as congolese after Rwanda's election at UN non permanent member regardless the accusation of DRC and an UN recent report that which says Rwanda is supporting the M23 and other rebel groups that destabilize peace and security in East DRCongo. This is to add salt to our injuries after years of being neglected by same institution and its partners. My plea to DRC government is to withdraw its UN membership in protest because, the UN seems to be biased not helpful to congolese. 5 million Congolese are killed in this conflict while perpetrators are enjoying full support of UN. I don't think to be a member of the UN is a must but, voluntary. The appointment of at UNSC will block all processes especially investigations into alleged crimes committed by Rwanda in DRC.
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Please, Let me know how much blood Rwanda (Kagame) wants from Congolese people. why they can be peace in DRC ? Congolese are human being not animals. Enough of shedding blood of congolese people. Stop the rape of women and the Killing of children. God bless RDC !!!
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