Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Rwanda's Support Of Congo Rebels Draws Rebuke From The U.S.


U.S. Tells Rwanda to Halt Support for Congo Rebels -- New York Times/Reuters

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United States has called on Rwanda to stop supporting armed rebel groups in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo after a U.N. investigation implicated senior Kigali officials.

Fighting in Congo continued over the weekend in hills near the Rwandan border between forces loyal to Kinshasa and fighters from the so-called M23 mutiny.

The statement from the United States was the first time the long-standing ally of Rwandan President Paul Kagame has directly addressed the issue of the country's alleged involvement in the Congo mutiny.

Read more ....

Update #1: U.S. Tells Rwanda to Halt Support for Rebels in Eastern Congo -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Update #2: Congo-Kinshasa: More Evidence of Rwanda's Rebel Support -- allAfrica.com
Update #3: Another DRC War -- Southern Times

My Comment: Will Rwanda listen .... only if the US cuts aid and pressure others to isolate the Rwandan government. But considering how volatile the entire region is .... I am betting that the US will not go to that next step.

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