Kenya's Ruto sides with Rwanda's Kagame on eastern DRC rebels
Like former South African President Thabo Mbeki, Ruto said the crisis could only be solved through dialogue.
Kagame has always maintained that the conflict in eastern DRC was a result of a failure by President Felix Tshisekedi's administration to solve internal problems.on Tuesday, Ruto said that in past engagements with DRC officials, they agreed that the M23 rebels were Congolese people and, as such, they were a Kinshasa problem – so he could not see how the rebel menace could be blamed on Rwanda.
"So, if these are Congolese, how does it become a Rwanda problem? How does it become a Kagame problem?" he said.Tshisekedi refuses to negotiate with the group, and has on numerous occasions refused to engage with Kagame, too. Kenya leads the Nairobi process, which is focused on facilitating dialogue between the DRC government and armed groups.DRC politicians and rebel groups met in Nairobi a week before the elections of December 2023 in the DRC, to form what they termed theWhile Kenya disassociated from the group, it didn't arrest the individuals involved, which infuriated Tshisekedi.A year later, the DRC deployed an EAC standby force to the eastern DRC.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rwanda: Kagame Condoles With Kenya After Deadly FloodsPresident Paul Kagame on Wednesday, May 1, extended condolences to the people of Kenya, after heavy flooding ravaged the country, killing hundreds of people and more families displaced.
Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Hails MPs for Ratifying Kenya-EU Economic PactPresident William Ruto says trade and investment between Kenya and at least 27 European Union States is expected to improve after the National Assembly on Wednesday ratified the Kenya-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Names Kenya's New Defence ChiefKenya's President William Ruto has promoted Lt Gen Charles Muriu Kahariri to the rank of General and appointed him Chief of Defence Forces (CDF),following the death of Gen Francis Ogolla in a helicopter crash, The East African reports.
Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame, Macron Hold 'Productive Call' Over DR Congo CrisisPresident Paul Kagame and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron 'held a productive call' on Tuesday, April 23, during which they discussed the fruitful bilateral cooperation and areas of future collaboration, according to Village Urugwiro.
Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame's Delight At Arsenal's Demolition of ChelseaPresident Paul Kagame has praised Arsenal for their impressive performance during Tuesday night's 5-0 humiliating victory over Chelsea a 5-0 to open a three-point lead in the English Premier League title run-in.
Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Approves RDF New Health Service, Names Top ManagementPresident Paul Kagame who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has approved the establishment of the new military health service, and also promoted its leadership, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Read more »