{"id":53006,"date":"2025-02-14T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T19:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-and-un-chief-guterres-discuss-insecurity-in-drc\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T11:49:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T11:49:06","slug":"president-kagame-and-un-chief-guterres-discuss-insecurity-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-and-un-chief-guterres-discuss-insecurity-in-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame and UN Chief Guterres discuss insecurity in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“They discussed the need for a political solution to the security crisis in eastern DRC involving all relevant parties. President Kagame reaffirmed Rwanda\u2019s commitment to supporting a peaceful resolution that addresses Rwanda\u2019s longstanding security concerns in a sustainable manner,” read a statement from the President\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The conflict between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) continues to escalate, with M23 recently seizing control of Goma and several other areas in North Kivu.<\/p>\n

The DRC government has long accused Rwanda of backing M23 and providing it with military support in its fight against the Congolese army and its allied militias.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa has also claimed that Rwanda has troops on its territory and has consistently lobbied the international community to impose sanctions on Rwanda, though these efforts have largely been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

Rwanda has repeatedly denied any involvement with M23, instead raising concerns over the Congolese government\u2019s alliance with the FDLR, a group comprised of remnants of perpetuators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi along with Burundian troops, European mercenaries, and SADC forces in what it sees as a direct threat to its security.<\/p>\n

As various stakeholders explore possible solutions to the conflict, M23 recently declared its intention to continue its military advance toward Kinshasa, aiming to overthrow the current government.<\/p>\n

However, the group has stated that it would be open to halting hostilities if Kinshasa agrees to dialogue, a proposition that President Tshisekedi has consistently rejected. On February 14, 2025, M23 announced the capture of Kavumu, a town in South Kivu, further expanding its territorial control in eastern DRC.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) have urged the Congolese government to engage in talks with M23 as a pathway to lasting peace.<\/p>\n

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President Paul Kagame on February 14, 2025 met with United Nations Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres for discussions focused on Rwanda-UN cooperation and the ongoing security crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), emphasizing the need for a political solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":2000081687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","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":2000081687,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/profile-287.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53006","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\/135"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000081687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53006"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53006"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}