The most recent condemnation, following those of the European Union (EU), the African Union (AU), and the United States of America (USA), to name just those reactions, is from France.

Indeed, in a statement released Monday by its embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo, France strongly condemns "the bombing of displacement camps near the city of Goma" on the 3rd of May and has called for Rwanda to withdraw its forces.

"As the President of the Republic reiterated on the occasion of Mr. Félix Tshisekedi's, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, visit to Paris on April 30th last, France strongly condemns the M23 offensive and calls on Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the DRC," reads the document.

"France expresses its solidarity with the victims and their families. It calls for a thorough investigation into the responsibilities for this attack, which constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian law," emphasizes the statement signed by the French embassy in the DRC.

In this document, the country of Emmanuel Macron denounces "the escalation of violence against civilians in North Kivu" and condemns "any attacks on civilians, as well as the use of heavy weapons near displacement camps."

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