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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>African Union chair Macky Sall on Sunday called for “calm and dialogue” between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda after both sides accused the other of supporting rebel groups operating along their shared border.<\/b><\/p>\n

“I am gravely concerned by the rising tension between Rwanda and the DRC,” Macky Sall said in a tweet in response to the escalation of tensions in recent days between the two neighbouring countries.<\/p>\n

“I call on both countries to calm down and engage in dialogue for the peaceful resolution of the crisis with the support of regional mechanisms and the African Union,” Sall added.<\/p>\n

Rwanda said on Saturday that two of its soldiers were being held captive after being abducted by rebels in the DRC, accusing the country’s authorities of supporting them.<\/p>\n

Je suis gravement pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 par la mont\u00e9e de la tension entre le Rwanda et la RDC.J\u2019appelle les deux pays au calme et au dialogue pour la r\u00e9solution pacifique de la crise avec le soutien des m\u00e9canismes r\u00e9gionaux et de l\u2019Union Africaine.<\/p>\n

The statement comes after the DRC summoned Rwanda’s ambassador and accused its neighbour of supporting the M23 rebel group active in its eastern region.<\/p>\n

According to the Rwandan Defence Forces (RDF), the two soldiers were abducted during a patrol and are being held in eastern DRC by rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).<\/p>\n

The incident follows an attack earlier this week along the border by Congolese forces and FDLR rebels, according to the Rwandan army.<\/p>\n

Fighting between Congolese forces and the M23 has broken out on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a war-torn eastern province of the DRC bordering Rwanda.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa says the M23 – one of more than 100 armed groups operating in eastern DRC, mainly made up of Congolese Tutsis – is backed by Rwanda. Kigali has denied any involvement.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Congolese authorities decided to suspend flights by Rwand’Air.<\/p>\n

DRC citizens in Goma welcome government sanctions against Rwanda https:\/\/t.co\/Hw5RWk8nOr<\/p>\n

The DRC and Rwanda have had tense relations since the mass arrival in eastern Congo of Rwandan Hutus accused of massacring Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan Tutsi genocide.<\/p>\n

Kinshasa has regularly accused Rwanda of conducting incursions into its territory and supporting armed groups there.<\/p>\n

Relations had begun to thaw after the election of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in 2019, but the resurgence of M23 attacks has recently reignited bilateral tensions.<\/p>\n

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