According to security and humanitarian sources, Rwanda -backed rebels rejected another airport in Eastern Congo on Friday.
The M23 Rebel and Rawandan soldiers have the last military obstacle in the region of Kavumu, which is the capital of South Kivu province and where the airport is.
The M23 group is the most prominent of the more than 100 armed groups for the control of the mineral-rich east of the Congo.
What is the reaction in Congo?
In response to the latest growth in the conflict, the President of the Congole Felix Teskedi claimed that Rwanda had “expansionist ambitions” in the eastern part of the Congo.
At the Munich Suraksha Sammelan, TsiskD called Kigali to be subject to international sanctions, saying: “What is necessary to blacklist the real criminal of this situation: Rwanda.”
What did M23 say?
M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanuka said on X that the rebels handled the “threat at the source” on the Kavumu Airport and its surroundings.
“The airport posed a threat to the civilian population,” said. The group was reportedly met with little resistance from those in the city.
The purpose of the African Union Summit is to solve the conflict
The heads of the state were ready to meet the Ethiopian capital Adis Ababa on Friday to meet for a conversation on the crisis. The annual African Union Union Summit will be held in the weekend.
TshiseKedi wants him not to attend the summit as he wants to focus on his efforts to prevent further progress of the M23 rebels, his spokesperson said Tina Salama.
Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka will represents the Congo in this event instead.
Outgoing AU president Mousa Faki Mahamat told reporters that there was a need to stop completely after a temporary lullah in the first week.
“The ceasefire should be obedient,” said Heer. “Military campaign thesis is not going to solve the problem. A normal gathering of Africa is on this issue today.”
In Goma, which M23 snatched away in late January, they have already begun to establish their own administration and Eslasses their own policy force.