M23 accused FADRC hindering peace deal
The East African Community (EAC) authorities decided that the M23 group should continue to depart certain areas, however the EAC soldiers are sometimes delayed to arrive and are under the control of the FARDC.
Until recently, the forces of Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, and South Sudan have arrived in the DRC and have been tasked with controlling the security of the territories where the M23 Leave, rather from falling into the hands of government forces.(FARDC)
In a statement issued by M23 on Monday, April 10, it said that its fighters have left and handed over to the EAC Force (EACRF) many areas it controlled. We include Karuba, Mushaki, Kilorirwe, Kitchanga, Mweso, Kishishe, Bambo, Bunagana, Tchengerero, Kiwanja and Kinyandonyi.
He continued, “However, we are seeing delays in the deployment of EACRF troops in areas where M23 leave, such as Kishishe, Bambu, Kibirizi, Ishasha, Kisharu, Busanza, Ngwenda, Mabenga, Tongo and Nyamilima, resulting in the population facing government forces comprising the FARDC, FDLR, Nyatura, APCLS, CODECO, PARECO, Mai Mai and mercenaries.”
The State Forces, according to M23, are disobeying orders to stop the combat by returning to Kibumba and other places where M23 had fled.
It is a behavior that supports organized murder, harassment, and hate speech.
M23 maintained its call on the regional authorities, global allies, and organizations organizing negotiations for peace in eastern Congo to “approach the DRC Government and ask it to fulfill its obligations.”
The DRC government must stop killing, harassing, robbing, and destroying the property of citizens in the regions where M23 leave, he continued. The FDLR and mercenaries, among other parties working with them, must be disarmed and swiftly sent back to their own nations.
Even though things were going in the wrong direction, he made it clear that he was willing to go to any length to find peace, so it wasn’t the end of the road.
Instead, he claimed that it is a step toward creating the conditions for discussions between the State and the M23, which are intended to find a resolution to the ongoing crisis.
M23 rose to prominence ten years ago when its fighters seized Goma, the main city in eastern Congo on the Rwandan border. It takes its name from a March 23, 2009, peace agreement that it accuses the Congolese government of failing to fulfill.
After being largely dormant for a decade, the M23 resurfaced in late 2021 and started capturing territory. Congo has long accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 group and powerful voices in the West back that assertion — which Rwanda vehemently denies. Earlier this year regional heads of state urged an immediate cease-fire by all parties and sought more troops for a regional force sent to eastern Congo last year.
