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Rwanda has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi of deliberately violating a ceasefire in eastern DRC in a statement on Wednesday.
Rwandan-backed M23 fighters entered the city of Uvira, near the Burundian border, late Tuesday, as it became the latest major settlement to fall in the mineral-rich region that has been plagued by decades of conflict.
Military sources say thousands of civilians and many Congolese soldiers have crossed into Burundi, which has deployed its own troops to support the DRC in battling the Kigali-backed M23 and its Rwandan allies.
In a statement on X( formerly Twitter), the foreign ministry said recent violations “cannot be placed on Rwanda” and added that “the Congolese Army (FARDC) and the Burundian Army (FDNB) had been systematically bombing civilian villages close to the Rwandan border using fighter jets and attack drones, which the AFC/M23 has said it has been forced to counter.
These deliberate violations of recently negotiated agreements constitute serious obstacles to peace,” the statement said.
This is coming days after the signing of a peace agreement in Washington. The United States and several European countries has urged the M23 and Kigali in a joint statement on Tuesday to immediately cease their ongoing offensive.
