For decades now UN and other institutions have been
trying to stop the armed conflict that wag the eastern part of Congo
albeit the Conflict take new face every
time.
The current Conflict closely associated with the March
2009 accord, out of which the rebels accuse Kabila’s government to break it.
The rebels baptized themselves “M23” adopted from the March 23rd
2009 agreement between Kinshasa government and the CNDP combatants.
However the International institutions, UN and
other peacemakers instead of focusing on the core problem they stuck on blaming
Rwanda and Uganda as if these two nations are the core keys for DRC problems.
They have forgotten the evolution of M23. The M23
rebels formally belonged to the National pour la Défense du People as well known as National
congress for defense of the people (CNDP) formally founded by Gen. Laurent
Nkunda.
The
CNDP which was growing too strong threatened to overthrow Kabila’s government
Therefore The president entered into a deal with Kagame (President of Rwanda) under
conditions that Rwanda should help to capture Nkunda then Kabila will integrate
CNDP into government that will cooperate with Rwanda to suppress the Democratic
Forces For Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) which is accused for engineering the
1994 Rwanda genocide.
Rwanda as agreed lured Nkunda into a trap then
they arrested him and the business of CNDP was over. Kabila and the CNDP signed
the March 23 accord that required rebel’s integration into the government high
post and in the army. The CNDP was therefore handled the senior command
positions in Amani Leo operation to suppress the FDLR and secure stability in
the eastern Congo. Kabila himself Promoted Ntaganda to a General and assign him
a duty of operation deputy commander.
The Kabila, Kagame and CNDP deal survived for
about two years and of course during this time Congo enjoyed peace and
everybody believed the March 23 agreement to be a promising reconciliation for
Congo lasting crisis.
However thing Turned upside down in
the end 2011 following the western countries pressure to president Kabila to
hand Gen. Bosco Ntaganda to ICC. Ntaganda a Tutsi who Left Rwanda and joined
the military in Congo is accused by the ICC for abducting children and
violating of human rights.
To escape ICC and western Countries threats,
Kabila decided to call up an army reform that ended up detached Ntaganda and
other ex-CNDP men from the army and the government as well. To some extent this
sources the current problem.
The root of the problems emanate from the
bilateral deal between Kinshasa, Kigali and the ex-CNDP Combatants under the leadership
of Bosco Ntaganda. The isolation of Gen.
Ntaganda directly wrecks the deal Between the Three partisan of the March 23
accord.
Kabila's decision to end the operation against
FDLR (Amani Leo) and to detach Ntaganda from the army is an attempt that
dishonors the agreement. First it breaks
the agreement between Kabila and Kagame. The agreement that Kagame will help to
Capture Gen Laurent Nkunda in exchange to Congolese and Rwanda Troops allying
to deal with FDLR.
Then the Isolation of Gen Ntaganda whom Kabila
promised to cooperate and the government attempts to deploy the ex-CNDP soldiers
out of Kivu is against the agreement of the 2009. To defend their interests the
ex-CNDP soldiers withdrew from the Congolese army and reformed the M23 to force
Kabila to concede to their demands.
It also from this Grounds the UN group of
experts is alleging Rwanda for backing the rebels. Yes it might be true that
Rwanda is helping the rebels. But have we ever asked why Rwanda is baking them?
The M23 wants to secure their interest while
on the other hand Rwanda has its interest over security issues that would help
to suppress threat from the FDLR. Kabila Has ruined the agreement that
connected Kinshasa Kigali and the CNDP therefore any attempt that jeopardize
the interests of M23 will also affect the security interests of Rwanda.
In
these grounds Kagame considered the enemy of his enemy a “friend” and even if
it was Kabila on the same side that Rwanda is right now he would do the same.
Congo is trying to protect its interests in the expense of Rwanda and CNDP
that’s why the Congo crisis won’t get
lasting solutions because Kabila doesn’t understand that the fate of this
crisis lies on his hands and the best way is to come into concession and not to
blame Rwanda
