A General Assembly debate yesterday (Wednesday) heard calls by Andre Mwamba Kapanga of the DRC for more involvement by the international community in the crisis. Zimbabwe accused the international community of a “conspiracy of silence”, saying it had been largely uncritical of the “lack of democracy in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, while vocal in its criticism of the DRC”. However, Burundi retorted that it had “no ambitions for conquest or political guardianship of the DRC”. It expressed concern, but stressed it was not involved in the conflict.
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