In a statement delivered on February 6, 2025, Amb. Ngango countered accusations from the DRC government that Rwanda supports the armed group M23.
He described these claims as a diversion tactic aimed at concealing Kinshasa's true intentions.
'We categorically oppose the DRC's attempts to portray Rwanda as responsible for the insecurity in eastern DRC. This is a well-known deflection tactic used by Kinshasa to avoid accountability for the atrocities it and allied armed groups are inflicting on its own citizens,' he stated.
M23 fighters seized the city of Goma in the early hours of January 27, 2025, just four days after capturing Sake, a town in Masisi territory.
They now control key infrastructure in Goma, including the airport, and have established a new administration for North Kivu province.
Amb. Ngango revealed that as M23 advanced into Goma, the DRC's military coalition had been preparing large-scale attacks against Rwanda, amassing weapons in and around the city.
'What is clear, however, is the imminent threat the current situation poses to Rwanda. Following the fall of Goma, new evidence has emerged of large-scale attacks planned against Rwanda. The Kinshasa-backed coalition has stockpiled a significant number of weapons and military equipment near Rwanda's border, mostly in and around Goma airport,' he explained.
He further disclosed that the arsenal included heavy artillery and attack drones, which were not directed at M23 but instead pointed at Rwanda.
'The weapons were not positioned in the theater of operations against M23; rather, they were aimed directly at Rwanda,' he added.
Amb. Ngango also reminded the Council that after M23 took control of Goma, the DRC army shelled Rwandan territory, killing 16 civilians, injuring over 150, and damaging approximately 280 homes and properties.
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe, recently warned that if the DRC government persists with its plans to attack Rwanda, Rwanda will maintain the defensive measures it has put in place along the border.
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