Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia, which hold non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council, along with Guyana, recently voted against a resolution that would accuse Rwanda of sending troops to eastern DRC and condemn its actions.
Tshisekedi, who recently attended an international security conference in Munich, Germany, stated that had these African countries voted in favor of the resolution, the UN Security Council could have condemned Rwanda.
'We have three African countries representing us as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, and they failed to vote for a resolution condemning Rwanda's actions in DRC,' he said.
The DRC President highlighted that the failure of these three African nations to vote for the resolution reflected the inability of the African Union to achieve unity and cooperation.
'Think about it: we spend day and night hoping for unity, brotherhood, and cooperation in Africa, but the reality we see is that we cannot achieve these ideals,' he said.
Before the UN Security Council and other meetings, Rwanda has repeatedly stated that it does not have troops in eastern DRC, calling the accusations baseless and a smear campaign aimed at diverting attention from DRC's internal governance issues.
The Rwandan government has also pointed out that the DRC continues to collaborate with the FDLR, a terrorist group that has been a long-standing threat to Rwanda. This collaboration has been backed by various reports, including those from UN experts.
The UN Security Council, composed of 15 countries, includes five permanent members; the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China. Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia are the only African representatives.
Many have questioned why Tshisekedi frequently focuses on Rwanda while ignoring the challenges within his own country, including the collaboration of his armed forces with the FDLR terrorist group.
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