DR Congo: Rwandan Government Sponsored Meeting to Relaunch M23 Rebellion from Uganda Fails

The meeting was supposed to be led by M23 leaders Bertrand Bisimwa and Sultan Makenga. According to sources, 12 Congolese militia commanders were paid large amounts of dollars by Rwandan military leaders and intelligence operatives, to travel to Uganda. They were supposed to meet the two M23 leaders and other M23 commanders. When they found out that among the alleged M23 commanders expected in Uganda were Rwandan military officers, they declined to participate or simply did not show up.

Those expected to attend the meeting also included the so-called "Congolese combattants" based in Europe and led by a certain "Thierry" and other M23 leaders based in refugee camps in Uganda . "Thierry", who, allegedly, was already in the process of booking a flight to Kampala, Uganda, cancelled his trip at the last minute, after also learning of the presence of Rwandan military operatives.

Sources told AfroAmerica Network that after the cancellation of the meeting, some of the Congolese commanders received phone calls from former Rwanda Military Chief of Staff and current Ambassador, Lieutenant-General Charles Kayonga, encouraging them to travel to Uganda, for a second attempt.

As an incensntive to attend the meeting, the Congolese commanders allegedly received funds from Major General Jack Nziza, Inspector-General of the Rwanda Defence Force and former head of Military Intelligence. However, it is believed the money came from Congolese President Joseph Kabila. Asked why Joseph Kabila would fund Congolese insurgency, the sources said that the aim is to provoke chaos in Congo and discredit UN Peacekeep Mission in Congo, MONUSCO, as the deal brokered by the Catholic Bishops of the CENCO has now, officially collapsed, following the latest appointment of the new Congolese Prime Minister, Bruno Tshibala

Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila Uganda, M23 Rebels