{"id":34155,"date":"2023-01-26T16:39:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/dr-congos-violations-of-rwandan-airspace"},"modified":"2023-01-26T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T16:39:14","slug":"dr-congos-violations-of-rwandan-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/dr-congos-violations-of-rwandan-airspace","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo\u2019s violations of Rwandan airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Fraught relations between Rwanda and DR Congo continue to worsen, with the list of provocative incidents growing.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, January 24, a Sukhoi-25 from DR Congo violated Rwanda\u2019s airspace. It was the third time a Congolese warplane had violated Rwanda\u2019s airspace in three months.<\/p>\n

Unlike the first two incidents in November and December, on the third incursion Rwanda took \u201cdefensive measures\u201d and shot at the warplane.<\/p>\n

In addition to other incidents, such as rocket shells and the expulsion of Rwanda\u2019s ambassador, the warplane incursion is the ninth provocative incident by Kinshasa.<\/p>\n

Below is the timeline of the warplane incursions and what the two governments had to say.<\/p>\n

November 7, 2022<\/p>\n

At around 11:20am, on Monday, November 7, a Sukhoi-25 fighter belonging to the Congolese armed forces (FARDC) violated the Rwandan airspace, briefly touching at the Rubavu airport, before it returned to DR Congo.<\/p>\n

No military action was taken by Rwanda in response, the Rwandan government said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The Congolese government later admitted its warplane had violated Rwanda\u2019s airspace and that the incident happened \u201caccidentally.\u201d<\/p>\n

The government of Rwanda on the same day sent a note verbale to Kinshasa in protest of the incursion and a series of other previous provocations.<\/p>\n

December 28, 2022<\/p>\n

At around 12p.m, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, another Congolese Sukhoi-25 fighter jet violated Rwanda\u2019s airspace over Lake Kivu and immediately returned to the other side of the border.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Kigali protested against the incident, noting that the \u201crepeated violations\u201d were against the spirit of Luanda and Nairobi peace processes.<\/p>\n

However, in a statement it released on December 29, the Congolese government said two Sukhoi aircrafts hovered over Lake Kivu within the Congolese territory and none did fly over the Rwandan airspace.<\/p>\n

January 24, 2023<\/p>\n

At around 17p.m, on Tuesday, January 24, for the third time, a Congolese Sukhoi fighter jet entered the Rwandan territory and Rwanda shot at it. In a brief statement, the Office of the Government Spokesperson said \u201cdefensive measures were taken,\u201d adding that \u201cRwanda asks DR Congo to stop this aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement published later on Tuesday, the DR Congo government denied violating the Rwandan airspace and instead called the incident \u201can attack by the Rwandan army on its fighter plane in Congolese airspace.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said the warplane \u201clanded without major material damage,\u201d and that Kinshasa \u201cwill not be threatened.\u201d<\/p>\n

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