Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Rwanda Wants No NATO Drones Flying Near Their Border With The Congo


Rwanda Opposes Use Of Drones By The U.N. In Eastern Congo -- Reuters

Rwanda on Tuesday opposed the use of surveillance drones in eastern Congo as proposed by the United Nations until there is a full assessment of their use, saying it did not want Africa to become a laboratory for foreign intelligence devices.

Envoys said U.N. peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council during a closed-door session that the U.N mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo plans to deploy three unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, in the country's conflict-torn eastern provinces.

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My Comment: Rwanda supports rebel groups like M23in in eastern Congo .... they do not want the photographic evidence that would implicate them in this involvement. Hence ... the opposition to have these drones flying around without their input (or restrictions).

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