Assembly, with Governor Julien Paluku)
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Jules Hakizimwami, Speaker of the North-Kivu Provincial Assembly, held
a press briefing in Goma on Thursday, April 4, in which he was
hysterically denouncing Rwanda for sending personnel reinforcement to
M23 positions over the course of these last three days.
Strangely, as was noted by the Radio Okapi report on Hakizimwami's
press briefing, the timeline of the alleged M23 personnel infiltration
back into DRC territory overlaps with the announcement of the
relocation deeper inside Rwanda of 689 pro-Jean-Marie Runiga's M23
refugees made by Rwandan Minister of Disaster Management and Refugee
Affairs, Seraphine Mukantabana.
(See: http://alexengwete.blogspot.com/2013/04/m23-chief-bertrand-bisimwa-apocalypse.html?m=1)
Said Hakizimwami:
"The same troops that had gone into Rwanda are now being brought back
stealthily to reinforce those who are in Rutshuru. Very concordant
informations point to a concentration of men and weapons along the
Rumangabo-Kibumba corridor, precisely to assault the city of Goma."
(Source: http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2013/04/05/nord-kivu-le-president-de-lassemblee-provinciale-denonce-le-renforcement-des-troupes-du-m23/)
According to observers who've elaborated on the basis of Hakizimwami's
initial analysis, Rwanda--and Uganda, incidentally--wants M23 to
reoccupy Goma--and eventually attack Bukavu--ahead of the deployment
of MONUSCO's Intervention Brigade so as: (1) to preempt this
intervention by rendering the costs of its collateral damage
prohibitive in urban settings; and (2) to force the DRC government to
heed M23 "claims" (Hakizimwami).
Those who'd think Hakizimwami is somewhat paranoid ought to re-read my
post on "rules of accommodation (Congo) vs. Negotiating for side
effects (Rwanda)" (See:
http://alexengwete.blogspot.com/2012/06/rules-of-accommodation-congo-vs.html?m=1)
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PHOTO CREDITS: Via provincenordkivu.org
