{"id":2000104770,"date":"2026-03-09T13:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000104770"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:17:33","slug":"rwanda-takes-fdlr-threats-seriously-nduhungirehe-responds-to-habyarimanas-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-takes-fdlr-threats-seriously-nduhungirehe-responds-to-habyarimanas-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda takes FDLR threats seriously, Nduhungirehe responds to Habyarimana\u2019s son"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a statement addressing Jean-Luc Habyarimana\u2019s recent post on X , Nduhungirehe said the former president\u2019s son\u2019s description of his frequent visits to Kinshasa as \u201cprivate\u201d was an insult to Rwanda\u2019s intelligence services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHere, your impulsive and violent nature from 1994 has evidently resurfaced. Instead of enjoying a peaceful life in your Parisian exile, instead of seeking stable employment in France, you made the decision to enter the arena, offering your services to the genocidal FDLR and President Tshisekedi, to plan subversive actions against your own country. But rest assured, we take this threat very seriously,\u201d Nduhungirehe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister\u2019s comments follow social media posts by Jean-Luc Habyarimana in which he sought to portray his personal trips to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as unrelated to any regional security issues or his links with the FDLR, a militia group formed by individuals responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nduhungirehe\u2019s statement also referenced the history of the Habyarimana family, noting that Rwanda continues to consider regional security, including its relationship with DRC President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi, as a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will simply focus on the fact that you present your frequent visits to Kinshasa as \u2018private.\u2019 My response is this: this is an insult to our intelligence, whether understood in the common or institutional sense of the term,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Paul Kagame recently raised concerns over Jean-Luc Habyarimana\u2019s visits to Kinshasa during a dinner with members of the diplomatic corps in Kigali. During the meeting, the Head of State reaffirmed Rwanda\u2019s strong stance on national security and regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Congolese government has provided political cover and financial support to the FDLR and integrated this group into its military structures, from where it now operates with total impunity. They have attacked Rwanda on multiple occasions. Some countries even issued travel advisories as a result,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also referenced recent videos showing Jean-Luc Habyarimana travelling to Kinshasa in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLately, the son of the former leader of Rwanda, who led this country into genocide, along with other close collaborators, has been visiting Kinshasa to deepen the alliance with the FDLR, and they have more or less openly been welcomed there,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FDLR currently maintains bases in the DRC, with estimates placing its fighters between 7,000 and 10,000. Rwanda has consistently expressed concern over the group\u2019s activities, which threaten both national and regional security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rwanda continues to stress the importance of regional cooperation and the enforcement of security measures to prevent destabilising activities by armed groups operating across its borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A recent trip to Kinshasa by Jean-Luc Habyarimana, son of former President Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana, has raised concerns over ties with the genocidal FDLR and President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi, whose administration continues to harbour the group.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda\u2019s Foreign Minister, Amb. Olivier Nduhungirehe, has responded to claims made by Jean-Luc Habyarimana, son of former President Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana, emphasising that Rwanda takes any potential threats linked to the FDLR seriously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000104771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000104770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000104771,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":666,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","width":768,"height":511},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","width":1000,"height":666},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/onduh-c0490-2-db369.jpg","width":1000,"height":666}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000104770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000104773,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000104770\/revisions\/2000104773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000104771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000104770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000104770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000104770"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000104770"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000104770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}