M23 denounced those who say that it is supported by Rwanda, showing that the RDC has betrayed the international community

The president of the M23 Movement, Bertrand Bisimwa, condemned those who say that Rwanda provides support to the movement, stressing that it is a ruse made by the RDC in order to give Rwanda an excuse.

The leader returned to this on January 30, 2025, when the leaders of the AFC/M23 military alliance held a press conference in the city of Goma.

It is a conversation that returns to various things that include showing the picture of the struggle M23 has been fighting for quite some time against the forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and what happened after the capture of Goma City.

When he answered the question of a Tanzanian journalist who asked if the M23 group is really supported by Rwanda as is often heard by the RDC leadership, Bertrand Bisimwa said that the question should not be asked again because the group defends no one else. thanks for the help.

Bisimwa stressed that Rwanda was used as an excuse for all the bad things happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo, asking journalists not to be misled by the lies of the DRC administration.

He said “We M23, We AFC, consider ourselves Congolese and we have Congolese problems. You will never hear us talking about the problems of Rwanda, the problem we are talking about is the problem of the Congolese. Then you say that Rwanda is also involved, but you wonder if Rwanda could help the Congolese people who were at home? and to know if those reasons are reasonable.”

He pointed out that it is unreasonable to understand that Rwanda is responsible for every problem faced by the Congolese.

Bisiimwa pointed out that if the M23 army wins the state of RDC, FRDC and other allied groups including FDLR, Wazalendo and others, that country will immediately assume that Rwanda is the winner.

He said, “Do they have it in their minds that no other military can defeat them except the Rwandan Army? They come up with vague things in what they say and they don't even explain it clearly but they just lie to people. We M23 have many reasons why we are fighting and that is why we are defeating the FARDC forces."

He went on to explain that when an M23 soldier is fighting, he knows for sure that there is no other way to retreat than to fight and he feels that it is death or recovery.

He said, “Our M23 soldier, when he is fighting, knows for sure that there is no other way but to fight, but the FARDC soldier fights only if they give him money. When they go to fight, they fight for money like mercenaries, but we fight for our lives."

He went on to explain that this is the difference between an M23 soldier and a FARDC soldier, confirming that when you are fighting for your life you have no choice but to fight and win or lose.

Bisimwa said that during the war they have been dealing with young children, mostly those under the age of 25, who are given drugs and money so that they go to war without fighting for their patriotism.

The RDC often accuses Rwanda of supporting the M23 terrorist group and accuses that country of working with the FDLR group, which is made up of those who committed the genocide against the Tutsi in 1994.