Lady Whistledown
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Jeshi la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo limeishutumu Rwanda kwa uvamizi baada ya waasi wa M23 kuuteka mji muhimu wa Bunagana uliopo mpakani mwa Rwanda na DRC, na hivyo kuashiria kuongezeka kwa hali ya wasiwasi kati ya nchi hizo jirani
Mji wa Bunagana ulioko kaskazini mashariki mwa Goma, una wakazi milioni mbili ambao kama kitovu cha mashirika ya kimataifa ya misaada na ujumbe wa kulinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s military has accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” after M23 rebels captured a key border town, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two Central African neighbors.
Kinshasa’s military vowed on Monday that its forces would defend their homeland, hours after the Congolese town of Bunagana fell into the hands of the M23.
Bunagana is located 60km (37 miles) northeast of Goma, a city of nearly two million that also serves as a hub for international aid organisations and the United Nations peacekeeping mission, which is known by its French acronym MONUSCO.
“The Rwandan defence forces have this time decided to violate … our territorial integrity by occupying the border town of Bunagana,” General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesman for the military governor of North Kivu province, said in a statement.
Taking the key border town constituted “no less than invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo”, he added.
There was no immediate reaction from the government of Rwanda, but Kigali has strongly denied accusations over the years that it supports the M23 rebels fighting in DRC.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA
Mji wa Bunagana ulioko kaskazini mashariki mwa Goma, una wakazi milioni mbili ambao kama kitovu cha mashirika ya kimataifa ya misaada na ujumbe wa kulinda amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s military has accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” after M23 rebels captured a key border town, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two Central African neighbors.
Kinshasa’s military vowed on Monday that its forces would defend their homeland, hours after the Congolese town of Bunagana fell into the hands of the M23.
Bunagana is located 60km (37 miles) northeast of Goma, a city of nearly two million that also serves as a hub for international aid organisations and the United Nations peacekeeping mission, which is known by its French acronym MONUSCO.
“The Rwandan defence forces have this time decided to violate … our territorial integrity by occupying the border town of Bunagana,” General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesman for the military governor of North Kivu province, said in a statement.
Taking the key border town constituted “no less than invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo”, he added.
There was no immediate reaction from the government of Rwanda, but Kigali has strongly denied accusations over the years that it supports the M23 rebels fighting in DRC.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA