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U.N. Secretary-General tones down criticism of Rwanda over support of M23 rebels
 [RNANEWS] In a special report delivered to the U.N. Security Council, Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon toned down his criticism of Rwanda over accusations it is supporting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,...formerly the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, Zaire, and who knows what else, not to be confused with the Brazzaville Congo or Republic of Congo, which is much smaller and much more (for Africa) stable. DRC gave the world Patrice Lumumba and Joseph Mobutu, followed by years of tedious civil war. Its principle industry seems to be the production of corpses. With a population of about 74 million it has lots of raw material... the Rwanda News Agency has learned. Rooters reported that a draft of Ban's report applauded countries that suspended aid to Rwanda after U.N. experts responsible for monitoring compliance with sanctions and arms embargoes in the Congo, accused Rwanda of supporting the rebels. According to Rooters the draft report read: "Actions taken by some bilateral donors to suspend aid and funds to those countries reportedly supporting in particular the M23 send a strong message that such practices must cease immediately." While the above paragraph appeared in a draft viewed by Reuters on Monday, it was removed from the final report sent to the Security Council on Wednesday. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-03 |
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