US EditionRwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels, say UN experts
- Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts.
- The U.N. experts detailed that Rwanda provided training to M23 recruits and deployed military equipment to support them during the conflict.
- Rwanda has denied aiding M23, claiming its actions are in self-defense against Congo's army and Hutu militias linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
- The U.N. experts accused Rwanda of systematic violations of an arms embargo and linked it to a missile attack on U.N. peacekeepers.
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The latest report of the UN expert group on the conflict in the eastern DRC, released on Wednesday 2 July, re-launchs the accusations against Rwanda. The text, which RFI was able to consult, notes a massive presence of Rwandan soldiers – up to 6,000 men – on Congolese soil between January and May 2025, and cites the names of several senior Rwandan officials directly involved in the operations.
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Mineral smuggling from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Rwanda has reached “unprecedented levels” amid the occupation of a large swath of the region by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, according to a United Nations experts report.
Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels: UN experts
Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of UN experts.
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By Michelle Nichols
Rwanda Exercises Command and Control Over M23 Rebels, Say UN Experts
Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, gaining political influence and access to mineral-rich territory, according to a confidential report by a group of United Nations experts.
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