Congo

Crazy things are going on right now between the Congo and Rwanda, very tense. It kinda makes me feel uneasy being so close to the border. All travel between Congo and Rwanda has been suspended and the Rwandan government is allegedly supporting the Rebels in the Congo. Not that i should be anywhere around the border but its my running rout. Yesterday I went on a run and it was very busy. UN trucks, Mercy Corps trucks, UNICEF, and double the amount of soldiers. I have been trying to get to the bottom of this issue but really there are several stories, who knows whats true. I am not taking sides at all, so my statements are purely objective, from what I understand after the genocide several Hutus fled to the Congo, since then Rwanda has invaded the Congo twice, Rwandan government (Tutsi) says its justified because they want to hold the Hutus responsible for their crimes during the genocide. Others speculate Rwanda is after the Congo minerals. On March 23 there was a peace treaty signed about civil rights in the Congo but because the Rebels (allegedly Tutsi Rwandans) didn't agree with lack of civil rights in the Congo they formed their own group called M23 names after the day the treaty was signed. Now the issue is the Rebels (Tutsi) are taking town after town in the Congo after the Hutus and Minerals. President Kagame (Rwandan President) denies the governments involvement. In response President Obama just denounced the Rwandan government and has banned importing minerals from the Congo. Like i said who knows whats going on. I only hope this these issues can be resolved peacefully. The country has supposedly moved past labelling people as Hutus and Tutsi, it worries me that certain groups are being blamed. I really hope the fighting doesn't spill over into Rwanda, i'm worried about my new friends.