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UN report on Rwanda fuelling Congo conflict 'blocked by US'
Source: The Guardian
UN report on Rwanda fuelling Congo conflict 'blocked by US'
Pete Jones, in Goma, and David Smith, in Johannesburg
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 June 2012 16.52 BST
The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Congolese government said the UN group of experts' report is being stalled by Rwanda and its allies on the security council to protect President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda vehemently denies that it is sending fighters and weapons across the border. Kagame rebuked Congo and said it should take responsibility.
Claims that Rwanda's military has been aiding a mutiny in eastern Congo led by the renegade general Bosco Ntaganda have been gathering momentum in recent weeks, with a leaked UN report followed by allegations from Human Rights Watch.
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Pete Jones, in Goma, and David Smith, in Johannesburg
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 20 June 2012 16.52 BST
The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Congolese government said the UN group of experts' report is being stalled by Rwanda and its allies on the security council to protect President Paul Kagame.
Rwanda vehemently denies that it is sending fighters and weapons across the border. Kagame rebuked Congo and said it should take responsibility.
Claims that Rwanda's military has been aiding a mutiny in eastern Congo led by the renegade general Bosco Ntaganda have been gathering momentum in recent weeks, with a leaked UN report followed by allegations from Human Rights Watch.
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jun/20/rwanda-congo-conflict-blocked-us
