Two reports from Rwanda's National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) are currently being seriously looked at in diplomatic circles. Stamped "confidential", the documents dated 7 February were discreetly handed over by the Rwandan security services to hand-picked Western diplomats. The particularly accurate texts describe Kigali's account of the ongoing events in eastern DRC, pitting the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC) against the M23 rebels. Since the start of
In Focus | DRC, Rwanda
As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence
Faced with Kinshasa's accusations of support for the M23 by Kigali, Rwandan intelligence has been documenting collusion between the Congolese army and the FDLR rebel militias for several months. In this battle of narratives, each side is sharing their classified information with Western capitals.
