Amb. Nduhungirehe said President Tshisekedi should not dare accuse others of genocide when the Congolese army and allied armed groups are killing Congolese Tutsis.
It has been nearly four years since renewed war broke out in eastern DRC, triggered by systematic attacks on Congolese Tutsis, especially in North and South Kivu provinces.
While addressing the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on September 24, 2025, President Tshisekedi told world leaders that they should acknowledge the existence of genocide taking place in the eastern part of his country.
He did not specify which community or group is being targeted, but insisted that what is happening in the east 'is not a normal war but a silent genocide.'
Reacting to his request , Minister Nduhungirehe took to X to slash Tshisekedi for accusing others of crimes being committed by his own forces.
'He has armed, supported, and financed the FDLR Rwandan genocidaires, and even integrated them into his own national army, the FARDC, alongside the Nyatura and other ethnic-based militias. He created an armed militia called 'Wazalendo' to which he provided money, weapons, and ammunition,' he noted.
Amb. Nduhungirehe reminded the public that Tshisekedi turned a blind eye when this militia, together with the FDLR and Nyatura, set fire to more than 300 homes belonging to Congolese Tutsis in October 2023, in the village of Nturo, Masisi territory, North Kivu province.
'He remained silent when Wazalendo lynched, burned alive, and even cannibalized several of his own FARDC officers, for the simple 'crime' of being born Tutsi. He said nothing when videos circulated showing children armed by this same militia, with Wazalendo adults asking those children if they were ready 'to kill the Banyarwanda' ' he said.
'He uttered no word when Wazalendo leaders gave the Banyamulenge and other Congolese Tutsis ten days to leave DRC territory and 'return home to Rwanda,' added Amb. Nduhungirehe.
Meanwhile, despite ongoing peace talks between the DRC government and the M23 rebel group in Qatar, FARDC has continued to launch heavy attacks â€" including air strikes, drones, and other heavy weapons â€" on areas controlled by M23.
For example, on September 19, 2025, M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka reported that FARDC launched airstrikes using Sukhoi-25 jets and CH-4 drones on highly populated areas such as Bibwe, Chysto, Hembe, and Nyange, killing many civilians.
Amb. Nduhungirehe questioned how President Tshisekedi could ignore such atrocities and still accuse others of genocide before the United Nations.
'And after all that, he dares to stand on the prestigious platform of the United Nations in New York to accuse others of genocide? A simple mirror would have sufficed!' he concluded.
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