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The Rwandan army has intervened in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent months, both directly and in support of armed groups, according to a report by United Nations experts consulted by AFP on Thursday.

Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers in DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group, according to a report by independent UN experts provided to AFP on Thursday.

The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo summarily killed at least 29 civilians since mid-June 2022 in areas under their control.

The deterioration of security and resurgence of M23 in eastern DRC are an outcome of longstanding rivalries between Rwanda and Uganda.

East Africa can ill afford any new tensions.

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Download logoThe intense, ongoing clashes in Rutshuru Territory between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 fighters have

Primarily a Congolese Tutsi group, M23 is one of more than 120 armed groups that roam eastern DRC.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, as clashes between the army and the militia continued in the east of the country on Thursday.

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s army defended a major military camp in the country’s east on Thursday after days of fighting with M23 rebels making advances in the region. Clashes continued at the Rumangabo base in the Rutshuru area of North Kivu province about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the provincial capital, Goma.