{"id":2000107412,"date":"2026-04-03T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000107412"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T16:33:23","slug":"makolo-accuses-drc-of-distorting-truth-on-attacks-against-banyamulenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/makolo-accuses-drc-of-distorting-truth-on-attacks-against-banyamulenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Makolo accuses DRC of distorting truth on attacks against Banyamulenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

She emphasized that these assaults are, in fact, conducted by the Congolese Army (FARDC) in coordination with Burundian troops and the Wazalendo forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Makolo\u2019s remarks came in response to statements by DRC Government Spokesperson Patrick Muyaya, who had insisted that attacks on the Banyamulenge in Minembwe are perpetrated by M23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing Muyaya\u2019s claims, Makolo highlighted the deliberate misrepresentation of facts, referencing what has become known as the classic poisonous tactic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Accusation in a mirror\u2019 \u2013 where perpetrators falsely attribute their own crimes to their intended victims. Often used to incite violence or genocide, reversing reality to portray attackers as defenders against a threatening out-group and preemptively shift blame,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DRC has long propagated false narratives in its conflict with M23. Even during moments of ceasefire agreement; FARDC, Burundian forces, FDLR, and allied groups have continued attacks in areas controlled by M23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peace talks in Doha included agreements on prisoner exchanges and temporary ceasefires, yet FARDC reportedly violated them by continuing targeting civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda maintains that sustainable peace in the region will only be possible when the DRC takes decisive action against the FDLR, the terrorist group responsible for spreading genocidal ideology throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Spokesperson of the Government of Rwanda, Yolande Makolo, has dismissed claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that the attacks on the Banyamulenge community in Minembwe were carried out by the M23 rebel group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000107414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000107412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000107414,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","alt":"","caption":"The Spokesperson of the Government of Rwanda, Yolande Makolo has dismissed DRC\u2019s false claims on attacks against the Banyamulenge community. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":770,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","width":150,"height":116},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","width":300,"height":231},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","width":768,"height":591},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","width":1000,"height":770},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ml.jpg","width":1000,"height":770}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000107412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000107415,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000107412\/revisions\/2000107415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000107414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000107412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000107412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000107412"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000107412"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000107412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}