DRC: a report by UN experts implicates Rwanda in supporting the M23

UN vehicles patrol the road leading to the front line in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, November 25, 2022. AP - Jerome Delay

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There is " 

 " of a "

 ": this is the conclusion of a report by experts mandated by the UN, which RFI obtained .

Its official publication is expected in the coming days. UN experts clearly point the finger at Rwanda's support for the M23 group, this former rebellion which took up arms again a year ago and has since occupied part of the North Province. Kivu, in the DRC.

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The United Nations claims to have evidence of " 

 " of the Rwandan defense forces in the DRC. 

According to the report that we were able to obtain, the Rwandan army provided "weapons, ammunition and uniforms" to the M23 group, within the framework of military operations carried out in the east of the country, at least " between November 2021 and October 2022”, specifies the UN. 

This report follows a report published by the UN on August 4 which argued that Kigali had "

 ", in particular to " 

 " .

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But this new report goes further.

This time, experts gathered footage captured by drones.

They show the supply of "weapons and ammunition" and "recruits" of soldiers who circulated between the Ugandan and Rwandan borders, bound for the M23.

And these conclusions are advanced as

on Tuesday, and for the first time, Rwanda's support for the M23.

So far, the only country to have made its position clear was the United States.

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