Panic Swept Through Bukavu within the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Saturday After M23 Rebels Entered the City in South Kivu Province
People Were Seen Fleing within the Morning, The World Food Program Said One of Its Warehouses was Appropried, and Prisoners from the City Jail Were Released.
Later, The Streets Fell Quiet as Residented Braced Wherefore Is To Find.
The Rebels’ Self- Announced Governor of Bukavu, Pierre Bahizi, Called for Calm.
“We must not Leave Power in the Street,” Army Said on Saturday.
The Congolese Government and International Observers Have Long Accused Neighboring Rwanda of Backing The M23rebels Rwanda Rejects This.
“We are Asking for One Thing and Cannot Accept Anything Else: The Withdrawal of Rwandan Troops from Congolese Territory,” Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Told the Reuters News Agency On Saturday.
“We are an independent country and we must Protect the Integrity of our territory.”
Guterres Warn’s Against Escalation
The Conflict in Eastern Congo was a Major Topussion on the African Union Summit in Ethiopia on Saturday.
Un Secretary General Antonio Guterres Told the Summit That Escalation Have to Be Prevent Whatsoever Expenses and Without Any Option.
“The Fighting that is raging in South Kivu – as a Result of the Continuation of the M23 Offensive – Threat to push the enttire region over the precipice,” Guterres Said Without Mentaling Rwanda
He Asked for “Diplomacy and Dialogue”.
“And the sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of the DRC Must Be Respected,” Guterres Added
Edited by: Wesley Dockery
