{"id":116348,"date":"2025-11-28T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T14:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:42:39","slug":"kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","title":{"rendered":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, in Washington D.C, as a positive step toward resolving the crisis in eastern DR Congo, but emphasised that lasting peace will only come if the countries directly involved take responsibility.<\/p>\n

Kagame made the remarks on Thursday, November 27, while responding to journalists\u2019 questions about reports that he may meet his Congolese counterpart in Washington as part of ongoing efforts to address the conflict in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

Rwanda and DR Congo signed a U.S.-brokered agreement on June 27 in Washington, D.C. One of the agreement\u2019s key priorities is the neutralisation of FDLR, a Kinshasa-backed genocidal militia operating in eastern DR Congo that was formed by remnants of the perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi who fled to the then-Zaire after their defeat by the Rwanda Patriotic Army.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had people visit Rwanda and DR Congo and rush to the UN Security Council and make announcements and pass resolutions. That\u2019s why in the first years we spent a lot of time on that without having anything tangible in place,\u201d Kagame said, explaining that the Washington process is \u201ca good step in the right direction,\u201d even though the outcome remains uncertain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether we arrive at a decisive moment that gives us a clear possibility and optimism that we are near finding lasting peace is something we can still continue to hope for and work towards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut at least there is that framework in place, and Trump administration seems to have done its best.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Head of State warned that international involvement alone cannot secure peace unless the countries directly concerned show genuine commitment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of these processes will not work just because we are meeting in Washington or because the powerful United States is involved,\u201d Kagame said. \u201cUntil those people concerned directly really want and commit to achieving the end result, even the most powerful will remain wondering which way to go or frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

He emphasised that responsibility lies primarily with regional leaders, Rwanda, DR Congo and others in the region.<\/p>\n

President Kagame noted that Washington stepped in while other efforts, such as SADC and the African Union, were already under way. He said this alone \u201cspeaks volumes,\u201d because the \u201cknot is tied in one place; these problems are happening in DR Congo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it seems the leaders do not care, or don\u2019t know, or they have refused to take responsibility. They just keep daydreaming and talking all kinds of things whenever they go to different places.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing they know is to keep asking for sanctions for Rwanda,\u201d he said. \u201cBut if you sanction Rwanda, how does it solve your problem? How does it solve the mismanagement of your country\u2019s affairs?\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Rwanda<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, in Washington D.C, as a positive step toward resolving the crisis in eastern DR Congo, but emphasised that lasting peace will only come if the countries directly involved take responsibility. Kagame made the remarks on Thursday, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":116347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[731,2542,3875,2541,4597,1471,8878,758,8877],"class_list":["post-116348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-african-union","tag-dr-congo","tag-east-african-community","tag-goma","tag-monusco","tag-paul-kagame","tag-regional-diplomacy","tag-rwanda","tag-security-in-the-great-lakes"],"yoast_head":"\nKagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks - Rwanda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Rwanda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"585\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\"},\"wordCount\":490,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"African Union\",\"DR Congo\",\"East African Community\",\"Goma\",\"Monusco\",\"Paul Kagame\",\"Regional diplomacy\",\"Rwanda\",\"Security in the Great Lakes\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\",\"name\":\"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks - Rwanda\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":585,\"caption\":\"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/\",\"name\":\"Rwanda\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks - Rwanda","description":"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks","og_description":"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","og_site_name":"Rwanda","article_published_time":"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":585,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks","datePublished":"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks"},"wordCount":490,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg","keywords":["African Union","DR Congo","East African Community","Goma","Monusco","Paul Kagame","Regional diplomacy","Rwanda","Security in the Great Lakes"],"articleSection":["all news","Policy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks","name":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks - Rwanda","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-28T14:06:18+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-28T15:42:39+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"President Paul Kagame has described the possibility of holding discussions with DR Congo\u2019s President Fe\u0301lix Tshisekedi, ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sites\/23\/2025\/11\/sm_1764331896.889455.jpg","width":1000,"height":585,"caption":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/kagame-calls-for-regional-responsibility-in-peace-talks#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kagame Calls for Regional Responsibility in Peace Talks"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/","name":"Rwanda","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}