The M23 Rebel Group was Advancing Towards to Additional City within the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) A Un Expert Said on Friday, Just Days Afer Seizing The Key Eastern City of Goma.
Bukavu is the assets of South Kivu Province and Home to Hundreds of Thousands of People.
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Entered Goma, The Capital of North Kivu and the Largest City in Eastern Congo, on Monday.
Large Parts of the City Are Currently Under Rebel Control in What’s Considered the Worst Escalation of a Long-Running Conflict in More Than A Decade.
Un Expert Says M23 not Far From Bukavu
Un Under Under Secretary General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Said that M23 Fighters and Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Were Around 60 Kilometers (37 Miles) North of Bukavu and Were Moving Towards A Major Airport, North of the City.
Rwanda Refutes Backing the Rebels, However the un Made Repeated Calls for Kigali to withraw Forces from DRC and Bring an finish to maintain for the workforce.
The un on the similar time Said that 700 People Have Been and Another 2,800 Injured Sion the Latest Escalation.
The DRC Accuses Rwanda of Looking to Exploit Theregion’s Mineral WEALTH RWARDA REFUTES This and Claim It Main Purpose is to Eliminate A Team Made Up of Hutu Militant Created Following the 1994 Rwandan Genocide.
SADC Leaders Promise ‘Unrainvering Dedication’
Leaders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Held Crisis Talks in Zimbabwe on Friday.
The Regional Bloc Reaffirmed ITS “Solidarity and Urenting Commitment to Continue Supporting the DRC in Its Pursuit of Safeguarding Its Independence, Severgnty, and Territorial Integrity.”
Sadc Leaders Called for an Immediate Joint Summit of Sadc and the East African Community (EAC) of which Rwanda and the DRC are specific.
The Top Conemned the Deadly Attacks on the SADC Mission within the Democratic Republic of Congo (Samidrc) Regional Intervention Force.
The SADC Mission Began Deploying Troops in DRC in December 2023after Kinshasa Sough Support Under the Bloc’s Mutual Defense Pact
KB/ZC (dpa, AFP, Reuters)
