{"id":2000105306,"date":"2026-03-13T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000105306"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T12:17:43","slug":"new-details-emerge-on-kinshasas-role-in-uniting-anti-rwanda-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/new-details-emerge-on-kinshasas-role-in-uniting-anti-rwanda-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"New details emerge on Kinshasa\u2019s role in uniting anti-Rwanda groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to sources familiar with the matter, the alleged strategy hinges on cooperation with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), an terrorist group formed by individuals linked to the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. The effort reportedly seeks to create a broader coalition of groups opposed to Rwanda\u2019s government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the center of the reported initiative is Jean\u2011Luc Habyarimana, the son of the late president. Sources indicate he is being positioned as a figure capable of rallying remnants of the Hutu Power network and helping reorganize opposition groups under a new structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a recent visit to Kinshasa, Jean-Luc reportedly met D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Cashmir Eberande Kolongele, President Tshisekedi\u2019s special advisor on security matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to individuals familiar with the meeting, he conveyed a message that plans were being developed to form a strong military alliance initially focused on confronting AFC\/M23, before potentially expanding operations toward Rwanda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources further claim that Jean-Luc, working with officials in the Congolese Ministry of Communication and Media, helped establish a platform known as Xtrafrica. The platform is reportedly used to promote narratives rehabilitating the image of Habyarimana, criticize the Rwandan government and support Tshisekedi\u2019s regional agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Agathe Kanziga, the widow of Habyarimana, along with other figures associated with the Hutu Power ideology, is said to have advised Jean-Luc to rebrand the FDLR under a new name, the FCLR (Front Commun pour la Lib\u00e9ration Rwandaise), in an effort to improve its international image while maintaining its existing structure and ideology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broader strategy reportedly involves bringing together political and military figures opposed to Rwanda\u2019s government by offering them refuge and support in Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attention has also reportedly turned to Nyamwasa, a former senior officer in the Rwanda Defence Force who later founded the Rwanda National Congress (RNC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources say he has been attempting to unite armed, political and propaganda networks in opposition to Rwanda\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a reported trip to Kinshasa in September 2024, Nyamwasa is said to have met leaders of the FDLR to discuss strengthening cooperation. Congolese officials familiar with the matter claim he has remained in close contact with Gaston Iyamuremye, the commander of the FDLR, a relationship described as key to efforts to align the RNC with the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2026, Byiringiro reportedly appointed his brother-in-law Cyprien Ngabo as a liaison between the FDLR and an RNC faction led by Frank Ntwali, further indicating growing coordination between the groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources also claim that cooperation dates back several years. In early 2025, Byiringiro is said to have sent Emmanuel Hakizimana, an RNC member based in Canada, to the United States to represent the FDLR at a meeting of so-called Rwandan opposition figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was reportedly part of a long-running effort to unite fragmented groups opposed to Rwanda\u2019s government. With alleged financial and political backing from individuals close to Tshisekedi, recruitment into the anti-Rwanda coalition is said to have intensified, involving supporters based in Uganda and prominent RNC-associated figures such as Charles Kambanda, Eug\u00e8ne Gasana, and Christine Uwizera Coleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources claim the initiative is becoming increasingly visible, pointing to alleged logistical support for the FDLR and outreach to individuals linked to or associated with the genocide, as part of a broader effort to unite groups opposed to Rwanda\u2019s government under a single front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is reportedly working with members of the family of former Rwandan president Juv\u00e9nal Habyarimana, as well as exiled former Rwandan army officer Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, to strengthen military cooperation aimed at ousting the government of Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2000105307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,99,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000105306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-greatlakesnews","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000105307,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","alt":"","caption":"New details have emerged on the coordination between President F\u00e9lix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and son of former Rwandan President Jean Luc Habyarimana. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":726,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","width":150,"height":109},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","width":300,"height":218},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","width":768,"height":558},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","width":1000,"height":726},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tsi.jpg","width":1000,"height":726}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105306","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\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000105306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000105308,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000105306\/revisions\/2000105308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000105307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000105306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000105306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000105306"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000105306"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000105306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}