Beware the danger of Rwandan rebels in DRC — envoy

A UN soldier guards Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. PHOTO | AFP

A group of Rwandan rebels could pull the Democratic Republic of Congo into yet another armed conflict, the DRC’s United Nations ambassador has told the UN Security Council.

Ignace Gata Mavita wa Lufuta told a Council session reviewing the status of the Great Lakes region that P5, a coalition of Rwandan opposition groups led by exiled general Kayumba Nyamwasa, receives weapons and ammunition from “a neighbouring country.”