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Monday, 2 September 2013

EU@UN - Statement by EU HR Ashton on the situation in North Kivu


Statement by EU HR Ashton on the situation in North Kivu

Summary: 30 August 2013, Brussels - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today on the situation in North Kivu:

"I would like to express my strong concerns regarding the escalation of violence in the Goma region and on the border with Rwanda. I deplore the death of a Tanzanian U! peacekeeper and the injuries resulting from fighting with M23 on Congolese territory, and at the same time the civilian victims of shells which landed on the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. I call for an independent investigation by the joint verification mechanism, to determine the origin of shells falling on Rwandese territory.

I offer my sincere condolences to the family of the late Tanzanian peacekeeper, as well as to the Tanzanian authorities. I express my full support to the initiatives of Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Martin Kobler and MONUSCO.

I firmly condemn repeated M23 attacks against both MONUSCO and the civilian population, as well as any attempt to internationalise the conflict. Any direct intervention by DRC's neighbouring countries can only exacerbate the situation.

I call on all concerned parties for restraint, the respect of territorial integrity and the search for a political solution in full accordance with the national and regional commitments contained in the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region.

A high-level mission composed of the UNSG Special Envoy, the African Union Special Representative, the US Special Envoy and the EU Senior Coordinator for the Great Lakes region, will travel to the region in the coming days."

  • Ref: EU13-406EN
  • EU source: European Union
  • UN forum: 
  • Date: 30/8/2013


EU@UN - Statement by EU HR Ashton on the situation in North Kivu


Statement by EU HR Ashton on the situation in North Kivu

Summary: 30 August 2013, Brussels - The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today on the situation in North Kivu:

"I would like to express my strong concerns regarding the escalation of violence in the Goma region and on the border with Rwanda. I deplore the death of a Tanzanian U! peacekeeper and the injuries resulting from fighting with M23 on Congolese territory, and at the same time the civilian victims of shells which landed on the Rwandan city of Gisenyi. I call for an independent investigation by the joint verification mechanism, to determine the origin of shells falling on Rwandese territory.

I offer my sincere condolences to the family of the late Tanzanian peacekeeper, as well as to the Tanzanian authorities. I express my full support to the initiatives of Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Martin Kobler and MONUSCO.

I firmly condemn repeated M23 attacks against both MONUSCO and the civilian population, as well as any attempt to internationalise the conflict. Any direct intervention by DRC's neighbouring countries can only exacerbate the situation.

I call on all concerned parties for restraint, the respect of territorial integrity and the search for a political solution in full accordance with the national and regional commitments contained in the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC and the region.

A high-level mission composed of the UNSG Special Envoy, the African Union Special Representative, the US Special Envoy and the EU Senior Coordinator for the Great Lakes region, will travel to the region in the coming days."

  • Ref: EU13-406EN
  • EU source: European Union
  • UN forum: 
  • Date: 30/8/2013


[Radio Vaticana] RDC : l’ONU accuse le Rwanda d’ingérence


Politique  > 2013-09-02 09:30:59 



RDC : l'ONU accuse le Rwanda d'ingérence 


Entretien - La semaine dernière, les Nations unies, ont à nouveau accusé le Rwanda d'ingérence dans le conflit en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). L'ONU a déclaré avoir des « informations crédibles et cohérentes » sur un soutien de l'armée rwandaise aux rebelles du M23.


Pourquoi le Rwanda veut-il contrôler la province du Nord Kivu ? 

Pour Michel Luntumbue, chercheur au Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité, dans le secteur « Conflit, sécurité et gouvernance en Afrique », deux raisons peuvent l'expliquer : « initialement c'était pour des raisons sécuritaires, pour contrer la présence de l'opposition armée des Hutus installée dans l'est du Congo. Le Rwanda craignait qu'ils s'organisent à partir de la RDC pour reconquérir le pouvoir au Rwanda. L'autre volet c'est l'exploitation des ressources naturelles ». 

Parmi ces ressources il y a le minerai. En 2011, selon la banque centrale rwandaise, l'exportation minière a rapporté environ 50 millions d'euros à l'Etat, devenant ainsi la première source de rentrée de devises, dépassant pour la première fois, l'exportation du thé, qui a toujours été le premier secteur d'exportation.

« Dans un contexte d'affaiblissement, le gouvernement congolais n'est pas en mesure de garantir l'intégrité territoriale, ni la souveraineté économique. Les ressources du Kivu trouvent un nouveau circuit de sortie essentiellement vers le Rwanda et l'Ouganda. Donc le Rwanda tire des intérêts évidents, économiques, dans cette ingérence en RDC », explique Michel Luntumbue.

Kigali rejette les déclarations de l'ONU et accuse la RDC de viser des civils sur son territoire. Le jeudi 29 août, après des chutes d'obus sur Goma, la ville de l'Est de la RDC et la ville voisine de Gisenyi au Rwanda, Kigali a dénoncé un bombardement « inacceptable », accusant comme elle le fait régulièrement, la RDC de viser les civils. 

Le Rwanda a promis de se défendre si besoin

Mais pour le chercheur du Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité, « le Rwanda aujourd'hui n'a plus les mains libres comme par le passé. Et Paul Kagame, le président rwandais, se sert un peu de la tension régionale et de la question du Kivu comme un moyen de briser l'isolement dans lequel il est de plus en plus. Il a de moins en moins de marge de manœuvre aujourd'hui, du fait du tiédissement du soutien dont il disposait jusque-là. Je ne crois pas à une confrontation directe sur le terrain parce que le contexte est différent et encadré plus que jamais par la Communauté internationale ». 


Que faudrait-il faire pour rétablir la paix dans cette région ?

Michel Luntumbue distingue deux clés possible pour rétablir la paix dans la région du Nord-Kivu. « La première repose sur la consolidation de l'État congolais. Une partie de la crise est liée à l'affaiblissement et à l'effondrement de l'État en RDC. Une économie illicite s'est développée à laquelle se sont greffés les voisins de la RDC parmi lesquels le Rwanda. 

L'autre volet de la crise, c'est évidemment le règlement des conséquences du génocide de 1994. L'avènement au pouvoir de Paul Kagame trouve sa légitimité historique dans la lutte contre ceux qui ont perpétré le génocide. Mais au bout de plus d'une décennie, il y a une usure de ce pouvoir monolithique et autoritaire. Une des dimensions essentielle pour le retour à la paix dans la région, c'est la démocratisation du Rwanda ». 

Une démocratisation qui devra se faire à travers la mise en place d'un dialogue entre le gouvernement rwandais et ceux qui composent l'opposition. « Bien évidemment pas ceux qui ont participé au génocide », précise Michel Luntumbue. 


Michel Luntumbue, chercheur au Groupe de recherche et d'information sur la paix et la sécurité, interrogé par Audrey Radondy MP3 

(avec agences)

Photo : Congolais fuyant les combats entre l'armée congolaise et les rebelles du M23 près de Goma


Sunday, 1 September 2013

Arms Embargo on Rwanda is of Paramount Necessity « Analysis « The Proxy Lake


Arms Embargo on Rwanda is of Paramount Necessity

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Mandatory United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Rwanda is of paramount necessity.

By Charles KAMBANDA

Ban-Ki Moon and John Kerry on Rwanda and DRC

A general and complete UNSC arms embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Rwanda is the ideal remedy to save millions of innocent civilians in Rwanda, DRC and Rwandan's neighboring countries. A mandatory arms embargo on Rwanda is the only viable alternative to coerce Rwanda to change its behavior in the interest of international peace, security and deter General Paul Kagame's acts of aggression on Congo.

First, Rwanda has terrorized Congo for close to two decades. The United Nations Mapping report confirmed that Paul Kagame and his army have committed horrific war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide in Congo ( Kagame killed a record 6 million people in Congo). Paul Kagame trains, arms and commands M23 "rebels" in Congo. General Kagame through his M23 "rebels" has caused unimaginable suffering and horrible death of civilians – the worst tragedy ever – in Africa.

Second, General Paul Kagame announced his intention and military capacity to destabilize Tanzania – an icon and "island" of stability and peace in an otherwise volatile region characterized by civil and/or ethnic wars and crimes of international concern. It is alleged that Gen. Kagame deployed about 300 well trained and equipped assassins to Tanzania for the sole purpose of destabilizing and terrorizing Tanzania. Kagame has promised to "hit" (assassinate) President Kikwete of Tanzania. This threat is real; Kagame has so far assassinated four sitting Presidents ( Ndadaye of Burundi ( R.I.P), President Kabila Desire of Congo (R.I.P) , President Habyarimana of Rwanda (R.I.P) and President Ntaryamira of Burundi (R.I.P).

Third, Kagame had assassinated innumerable Rwandan refugees in Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa among other African nations. The United Kingdom and Swedish police issued warnings over threats of Kagame's assassins to the Rwandan refugees living in United Kingdom and Sweden. A South African Court is trying an "attempted murder" case of a former Rwandan Military General who fled Kagame's government. All the suspects are Rwanda's military operatives.

Four, Kagame's army is fighting, injuring and killing UN Peacekeepers in North Kivu.

There is compelling evidence that Rwanda under General Paul Kagame poses very serious threat to international peace. Rwanda has breached international peace and Rwanda has committed acts of aggression against a sovereign nation, DRC. The United Nations Security council should impose general and complete mandatory arms embargo on Rwanda under Chapter V11 Article 41 of the United Nations Charter.

Professor Charles KAMBANDA, Dip.Phil., BA., LLB., MA.ETPM., MBA., MA.HRTs., LLM, PhD is a Public Policy Analyst and International Human Rights Lawyer and law professor at St. John's University Law School, LLM Center, New York, US. Professor Kambanda, a former member of Kagame's ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party, is also involved in research on Rwanda's ongoing social and political conflict. He can be reached at kambacha@yahoo.com

 


Arms Embargo on Rwanda is of Paramount Necessity « Analysis « The Proxy Lake


Arms Embargo on Rwanda is of Paramount Necessity

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  • 2

Mandatory United Nations Security Council arms embargo on Rwanda is of paramount necessity.

By Charles KAMBANDA

Ban-Ki Moon and John Kerry on Rwanda and DRC

A general and complete UNSC arms embargo on all deliveries of weapons and military equipment to Rwanda is the ideal remedy to save millions of innocent civilians in Rwanda, DRC and Rwandan's neighboring countries. A mandatory arms embargo on Rwanda is the only viable alternative to coerce Rwanda to change its behavior in the interest of international peace, security and deter General Paul Kagame's acts of aggression on Congo.

First, Rwanda has terrorized Congo for close to two decades. The United Nations Mapping report confirmed that Paul Kagame and his army have committed horrific war crimes, crimes against humanity and possibly genocide in Congo ( Kagame killed a record 6 million people in Congo). Paul Kagame trains, arms and commands M23 "rebels" in Congo. General Kagame through his M23 "rebels" has caused unimaginable suffering and horrible death of civilians – the worst tragedy ever – in Africa.

Second, General Paul Kagame announced his intention and military capacity to destabilize Tanzania – an icon and "island" of stability and peace in an otherwise volatile region characterized by civil and/or ethnic wars and crimes of international concern. It is alleged that Gen. Kagame deployed about 300 well trained and equipped assassins to Tanzania for the sole purpose of destabilizing and terrorizing Tanzania. Kagame has promised to "hit" (assassinate) President Kikwete of Tanzania. This threat is real; Kagame has so far assassinated four sitting Presidents ( Ndadaye of Burundi ( R.I.P), President Kabila Desire of Congo (R.I.P) , President Habyarimana of Rwanda (R.I.P) and President Ntaryamira of Burundi (R.I.P).

Third, Kagame had assassinated innumerable Rwandan refugees in Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa among other African nations. The United Kingdom and Swedish police issued warnings over threats of Kagame's assassins to the Rwandan refugees living in United Kingdom and Sweden. A South African Court is trying an "attempted murder" case of a former Rwandan Military General who fled Kagame's government. All the suspects are Rwanda's military operatives.

Four, Kagame's army is fighting, injuring and killing UN Peacekeepers in North Kivu.

There is compelling evidence that Rwanda under General Paul Kagame poses very serious threat to international peace. Rwanda has breached international peace and Rwanda has committed acts of aggression against a sovereign nation, DRC. The United Nations Security council should impose general and complete mandatory arms embargo on Rwanda under Chapter V11 Article 41 of the United Nations Charter.

Professor Charles KAMBANDA, Dip.Phil., BA., LLB., MA.ETPM., MBA., MA.HRTs., LLM, PhD is a Public Policy Analyst and International Human Rights Lawyer and law professor at St. John's University Law School, LLM Center, New York, US. Professor Kambanda, a former member of Kagame's ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party, is also involved in research on Rwanda's ongoing social and political conflict. He can be reached at kambacha@yahoo.com

 


-“The root cause of the Rwandan tragedy of 1994 is the long and past historical ethnic dominance of one minority ethnic group to the other majority ethnic group. Ignoring this reality is giving a black cheque for the Rwandan people’s future and deepening resentment, hostility and hatred between the two groups.”

-« Ce dont j’ai le plus peur, c’est des gens qui croient que, du jour au lendemain, on peut prendre une société, lui tordre le cou et en faire une autre ».

-“The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.”

-“I have loved justice and hated iniquity: therefore I die in exile.

-“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”

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