Rwanda has accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday of “fabricating” a massacre that a United Nations investigation says was committed by M23 rebels and cost 131 civilians their lives.
Kinshasa accuses its small Rwandan neighbor of supporting the M23 (“March 23 Movement”). Kigali denies these accusations, but the United States, France, Belgium and UN experts confirm them.
The rebellion has taken control in recent months of territories in the eastern DRC, a troubled region rich in mineral resources, aggravating tensions with Rwanda.
Talks between the DRC and Rwanda in Angola appeared to pave the way for a truce, but Kinshasa later accused the M23 of massacring civilians in the village of Kishishe. According to a U.N. investigation, 131 people were killed there on November 29.
