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Tuesday 21 May  
Congolese envoy (left) met with Rwandan envoy (right) to discuss DRC mutiny
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New York, United States of America
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US accused of blocking UN report on Rwanda fueling DRC violence

Published on : 22 June 2012 - 11:55am | By RNW Africa Desk (Photo: AFP)
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The United States has been accused of blocking a UN report which examines claims that Rwanda is fuelling a violent rebellion in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

From our top partner allAfrica

According to the leaked report, rebel soldiers told United Nations officials that they were Rwandans who had been sent across the border to fight in a mutiny in eastern Congo that has displaced tens of thousands of civilians, The New York Times reported.

The report says the Rwandan authorities have been complicit in recruiting soldiers for Congolese rebel leader, General Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The Guardian reported on Wednesday that rebel fighters who have been captured and interviewed in the eastern Congo revealed a Rwandan network supporting the mutiny.

Kagame has repeatedly dismissed the allegations.

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