News and News spread on social networks They claim that Belgium was used Troops in the east The Democratic Republic of the Congo (RTC) To fight against the rebels of the region. They claim that Belgian commands will face 300 to 400 M23 army and rebels And the Congo militants, and the Belgium and the European Union, in general, are the RWC’s harm to Rwanda’s harm.
However, Belgium denies reports Randanda accused him of setting up a false information campaign against him, amid the growing tensions between Brussels and Kigali The decay of diplomatic relationships. In the current confrontation in the east of the RTC, Rwanda pointed out that he had taken pages against him with a violent Belgium for more than three decades after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxim Prevot de Belgium said the internet reports “ghastly wrong news”.
“The Belgian group with 6 soldiers is effective in Kindu to implement European support on non -lectures for the Congo army,” Confirmed in a post published in x on March 26. “So, there is no sorting to participate in any process. Belgium has no intention to do it! For the rest of the tweet, everything in this tweet looks empty because it tries to create problems and increase tensions,” Pravot said.
Brevot made his message on the same day as announced before the Belgian Parliament Reports were part of the false information campaign Carried out by Rwanda and “Supporting Actors of the Rwing Cause”. The campaign said, “Belgium is designed to undermine, increase tensions and justify some interventions.”
Then they appeared in internet contradictions It was said that eight Belgian soldiers were fighting and died That plenty of flights occurred Army between Belgian and Congo. The Ministry of Defense referred to a report by the Ministry of Defense at the end of March when it contacted Belgium in Belgium.
It confirmed it A dozen Belgian players They rely on the structure of the European Union European Fund for Peace. “This effort is aimed at strengthening the EU’s ability to prevent conflicts, to coordinate and protect peace, and improve international security and stability,” the report said. “The beneficiary partner of this project is RTC.Funded from the EU to 20 million euros. “
“Belgium is confirmed for this project The EPF in Kindu until December 2027, “Especially, has two parts of Belgium in the initiative, according to the Ministry of Defense: The 31st Brigade is buying an engineering material for the rapid reaction units of the 31st Brigade, and the infrastructure in the Lwama camp.
He said the Balkan 7 X had flew between Belgium and RDC Within the structure of individual tasks They have no connection with a new military sorting. “It should be noted that a Balcon 7 X has the potential of a maximum of 14 people and that the use of the Belgian army should be recognized by the government before the government,” the Ministry of Defense said.
This is not the first time that the Rwandan government is accused of launching a wider false information campaign to achieve its objectives. In June 2024, Clemson University of South Carolina Media Forensic Center He has published a study In it, he discovered that the government of President Paul Gagam uses artificial intelligence to create and spread political propaganda during the presidential campaign.
According to the study, Hundreds of accounts shared X -hundreds of thousands The news of artificial intelligence used to promote different propaganda stories has focused on the conflict of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Romananda Foreign Ministry did not respond to the request for our comments, at the same time Unable to contact the RDC’s Foreign Ministry.
The worst relations between Belgium and Rwanda
Rwanda Cut their diplomatic relationships In the middle of Belgium, all Belgian diplomats were ordered to leave the country in 48 hours for a clash at the RDC. He confirmed that this would protect his national interests because Belgium “clearly took a regional conflict and mobilized against Rwanda in different forums.”
Gigali has accused the Brussels “Unfortunate efforts to maintain their illusions Belgium’s “deep and violent historical role in the RDC was violently” neocolonial “. Belgium responded in the same way that canceled all government cooperation agreements between the two countries.
He said Rwanda refused to judge his decision. “Belgium does not want to punish To weaken Rwanda, based on a colonial past, from which he has long excluded himself, ” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. “This is a complete deviation of facts.”
Gigali has been criticized In recent months, the RDC has seized two large cities, rubber and bukuu in the east of the RDC by countries like Belgium for supporting the M3 rebels. M23 is one In nearly 100 armed groups that refuse the control of the region, which is rich in minerals and near the border of Rwanda.
AdvertisementThe group’s militants claim to protect the rights of ethnic Tutsis in the region, but RDC He accused Randanda of supporting the rebels Belgium accused of undermiritation of integrity Regional RDC. Diplomatic ties between the two countries occurred when the European Union imposed sanctions for five Rwarwesan -related violence in the RDC.
