Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of an army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda, which is accused of backing the rebels.
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One of the Romanians knelt on the ground, hands behind his head, as rebels sought to usher him and others toward the border crossing. Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, who has led the country’s recovery from its 1994 genocide that killed some 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus, told diplomats at a luncheon this month in Kigali that his concerns about the perceived threat in Congo remain strong.
Rwandan authorities assert that a rebel group known by its acronym FDLR, whose members include alleged perpetrators of the genocide, “is fully integrated into” the Congolese military, which denies the charges. The electrical engineer acknowledged that “of course our army is weak, and we do blame the government for not empowering the army to defend our territory against Rwandan soldiers.” But she said Congolese believe that the “intruders” must be chased out before assigning blame.Rwanda’s national broadcaster released footage of border authorities and soldiers appearing to treat the fleeing Congolese with dignity.
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