{"id":50206,"date":"2024-03-12T02:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T02:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-angolan-counterpart-discuss-security-situation-in-eastern-dr\/"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:18:43","slug":"president-kagame-angolan-counterpart-discuss-security-situation-in-eastern-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-angolan-counterpart-discuss-security-situation-in-eastern-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame, Angolan counterpart discuss security situation in eastern DR Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Rwanda’s Presidency posted on X, the leaders focused on addressing the root causes of the conflict, emphasizing the importance of the Luanda and Nairobi processes for regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n

Louren\u00e7o, mediating between Rwanda and DR Congo, previously hosted Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on February 27 to address the same crisis.<\/p>\n

The meeting responds to calls from various governments and international organizations urging a return to negotiations to prevent the crisis from escalating into a regional conflict.<\/p>\n

Despite diplomatic efforts, the Congolese government has been criticized for prioritizing military operations over peace processes.<\/p>\n

Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of supporting M23 rebels, as claim which Kigali denies. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rwanda points fingers at the Congolese armed forces for integrating the FDLR, a UN-sanctioned militia linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.<\/p>\n

In a recent meeting in Addis Ababa on February 16, regional leaders, led by Louren\u00e7o, resolved to revive the stagnant Luanda process, acknowledging the escalating conflict’s potential regional impact.<\/p>\n

Kagame emphasized that addressing the FDLR’s integration into the Congolese army is crucial for a lasting solution. Rwanda also expressed concerns about the deployment of the SADC regional force in DR Congo.<\/p>\n

The FDLR, formed in 2000 with Congolese political and military support, poses a threat to both DR Congo and Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Despite a Congolese army order in November 2023 to cease contact with the FDLR, the group remained integrated, causing tension between the two nations.<\/p>\n

The FDLR has not only jeopardized DR Congo’s security but has also launched attacks on Rwanda for over two decades.<\/p>\n

The volatile eastern DR Congo, home to more than 130 armed groups, continues to be a hotspot of violence despite multiple intervention attempts spanning nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n

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{President Paul Kagame and Angolan President Joao Louren\u00e7o convened in Luanda on March 11 to discuss the security situation in eastern DR Congo during Kagame’s one-day working visit.}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000064471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[72,75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-50206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","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":{"id":2000064471,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/he-77-51192.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50206","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=50206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000064471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50206"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=50206"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=50206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}