{"id":46937,"date":"2022-10-30T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T12:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-reacts-to-drc-s-decision-to-expel-amb-karega-security-forces-at-border\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T12:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T12:28:51","slug":"rwanda-reacts-to-drc-s-decision-to-expel-amb-karega-security-forces-at-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-reacts-to-drc-s-decision-to-expel-amb-karega-security-forces-at-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda reacts to DRC\u2019s decision to expel Amb. Karega, security forces at border remain on alert"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decision to expel Rwanda\u2019s Ambassador to DRC, Karega was taken by the Congolese High Defence Council held on Saturday and led by President Felix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. <\/p>\n

DRC accuses Rwanda of supporting M23 rebel group which continues to capture different areas of eastern Congo. However, Rwanda has repeatedly refuted the allegations and advised Congo not to drag it into internal problems. <\/p>\n

\u201cRwanda notes with regret the decision by the Government of the DRC to expel Rwandan Ambassador Vincent Karega. Rwandan security forces at our border with the DRC remain on alert, as we continue to monitor the Congolese escalation,\u201d reads part of the statement responding to DRC\u2019s decision to expel Amb. Karega. <\/p>\n

Among others, Rwanda has expressed a particular concern over the continued collusion between the Congolese armed forces with the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and their attempts to target the border area with heavy weaponry, as well as \u2018the bellicose anti-Rwanda rhetoric being broadcast by DRC officials\u2019.<\/p>\n

FDLR is a terrorist group formed by individuals responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi. <\/p>\n

The statement further indicates that Rwanda continues to bring to the attention of the international community the persistent hate speech, public incitement and violent harassment against Rwandans and Congolese Kinyarwanda-speaking communities in the DRC, carried out by Congolese officials and the general public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration of the FDLR within the FARDC and their collaboration is directly linked to ever increasing hate speech and violence in DRC against Rwandans and Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese communities,\u201d the statement reads in part. <\/p>\n

Rwanda has expressed concerns over DRC\u2019s continued provocation through scapegoating Rwanda \u2018to cover up and distract from their own governance and security failures\u2019.<\/p>\n

The country also reiterated commitment to contribute to a sustainable, peaceful regional security solution within the agreed regional frameworks, including the Luanda Roadmap and the Nairobi Process.<\/p>\n

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{The Government of Rwanda has expressed regret for the decision of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to expel Ambassador Vincent Karega and disclosed that security forces at its border with the neighbouring country remain on alert to monitor the situation in DRC amidst escalating security problems.} <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-46937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-featured-news-home","tag-homenews","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":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46937","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\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46937"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=46937"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=46937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}