DRC Army Spokesman Suspended for "Genocide-Like" Remarks on TV

A Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army spokesperson has been suspended for making anti-Tutsi comments during a televised address. The spokesman implied the Tutsi community was treacherous. This language is widely condemned because it echoes rhetoric used in Rwanda before the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi population. The incident highlights deep tensions in eastern DRC. There, the Tutsi community is often wrongly blamed for the ongoing conflict with the M23 rebel group. The rebels are primarily Tutsi-led. The suspension was confirmed by FRANCE 24's correspondent in the DRC capital, Kinshasa. No further details about the spokesman's future were immediately provided.