UN Report: More than 1,000 Burundian soldiers secretly enslaved in eastern Congo
An unpublished United Nations report obtained by the Reuters news agency states that more than 1,000 Burundian soldiers have been secretly deployed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since October this year.
The Burundian soldiers have been seen wearing the uniforms of Congolese soldiers participating in the fight against the M23 rebel group. M23 rebels Citing security and intelligence circles close to the Congolese army, the report by the United Nations expert group has stated that the soldiers were transported by Congolese army planes from Burundi to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since September 21 this year. . The governments of Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as well as the Congolese army have so far not provided any information about this report. This report about the secret deployment of Burundian soldiers in eastern Congo was distributed among the members of the United Nations Security Council on the 15th of this month and was then captured yesterday by the Reuters news agency. This report is expected to be published next January. This report takes a look at Congo's security strategy in the east of the country, in addition to the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops and Congolese troops, who were supported by the East African Community (EAC) regional force until earlier this month. of December.
