{"id":53248,"date":"2025-03-04T23:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T23:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rwanda-condemns-germany-s-politicization-of-development-cooperation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T15:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:22:14","slug":"rwanda-condemns-germany-s-politicization-of-development-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-condemns-germany-s-politicization-of-development-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda condemns Germany\u2019s ‘politicization of development cooperation’"},"content":{"rendered":"

This comes in the wake of allegations of supporting the M23 rebel group during the fighting with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)\u2019s army and its coalition. <\/p>\n

Rwanda has repeatedly denied these claims while raising concerns about the DRC\u2019s collaboration with the FDLR, a genocidal terrorist group that threatens its security.<\/p>\n

In a statement released on March 4, 2025, Germany announced that it will suspend new financial commitments, review existing development cooperation with Rwanda, and halt high-level participation in development-related events organized by the Rwandan government.<\/p>\n

Rwanda, in response, criticized Germany\u2019s stance as \u201cwrong and counterproductive,\u201d accusing Berlin of reinforcing the DRC\u2019s aggressive posture and prolonging the conflict. <\/p>\n

“Germany contradicts its own claims of supporting the African-led process to resolve the conflict in eastern DRC by letting the DRC off the hook for numerous violations,\u201d Rwanda\u2019s Foreign Ministry stated.<\/p>\n

The statement further condemned Germany for failing to acknowledge the threat posed by the DRC-backed FDLR militia, which has targeted both Rwandan security and Congolese Tutsi communities. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor a country which prides itself on taking seriously the warning signs of ethnic extremism, Germany shows an utter lack of courage by ignoring the threat posed by DRC-backed FDLR genocidal militias,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

Rwanda also called out Germany for adopting a one-sided approach, arguing that historical responsibility for the region\u2019s instability should warrant a more balanced and constructive engagement. <\/p>\n

\u201cCountries like Germany that bear a historical responsibility for the recurring instability in this region should know better than to apply one-sided, coercive measures,\u201d the statement emphasized.<\/p>\n

Despite Germany\u2019s actions, Rwanda reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding national security while continuing to engage in the regional peace process. <\/p>\n

“Rwanda will continue to protect its national security while remaining fully engaged in the ongoing regional peace process,” the government declared.<\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s move comes amid ongoing tensions in the Great Lakes region, where Rwanda has consistently called for international actors to take a more impartial approach in addressing security concerns.<\/p>\n

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The Government of Rwanda has strongly condemned Germany for what it calls the politicization of development cooperation, following Berlin\u2019s decision to restrict the scope of its bilateral cooperation with Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000083022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-53248","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":2000083022,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/ingengo_y_imari_y_u_rwanda_iziyongeraho_11_mu_2024_2025.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53248","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=53248"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53248\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000083022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53248"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=53248"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=53248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}