Africa

RPF Military Commander Paul Kagame (center - left) and FAR Military Officer Sylvestre Mudacumura (right) in Arusha, Tanzania during the Arusha Accords Negotiation

On February 27, 2024, the Congolese President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi and his Angolan counterpart, Joao Lourenco,  held a meeting in Luanda, on the worsening security crisis  the east of the DRC, caused by Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) who have invaded the DRC under the cover of M23 rebels. As the meeting was going on,  the Rwandan government  has been reading its troops near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Catholic Church has been expressing worries, and  observers and political analysts pointed to potential human tragedy similar to the one in Rwanda in 1994.

KAHUNGA position,  6 km North of the town of  KIWANJA, where the Radar of RDF Forces was located.

On Saturday February 17, 2024, while the African Union was holding a Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the United States Government strongly condemned the worsening violence and war crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) committed  by the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) troops under the cover of M23 rebels.  Now, a few days later, on February 20, 2024 the French Government has  leaned into the same direction, with the same unambiguous tone. The strong condemnations by the US  and the French Governments  have fueled the expectations  on the next steps of actions  by the international community and world powers against the top Rwandan government and military leaders.

KAHUNGA position,  6 km North of the town of  KIWANJA, where the Radar of RDF Forces was located.

On Saturday February 17, 2024, while the African Union was holding a Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the United States Government strongly condemned the worsening violence and war crimes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) committed  by the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) troops under the cover of M23 rebels. The condemnation followed the recent incursions of Rwandan troops  into the city of Sake, a few kilometers from the city of Goma, the capital of North-Kivu province,  the killings of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) peace keeping soldiers in DRC under the SAMIDRC, and the shooting of FARDC aircrafts  and  civilians planes  using drones. With the strong condemnations by the US Government, the questions have shifted to the next steps of actions  against the Rwandan government and military leaders.