{"id":67898,"date":"2024-03-16T14:21:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/dr-congo-kagame-on-eacrf-exit-sadc-deployment"},"modified":"2024-03-16T14:32:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T14:32:59","slug":"dr-congo-kagame-on-eacrf-exit-sadc-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/policy\/dr-congo-kagame-on-eacrf-exit-sadc-deployment","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo: Kagame on EACRF exit, SADC deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>President Paul Kagame has spoken out on the exit of the East African Regional Force (EACRF) and the deployment of the SADC mission (SADMIR) in eastern DR Congo.<\/p>\n

In early 2023, the East African Community (EAC) deployed the (EACRF) to the conflict-hit region, a development that led to a ceasefire from March to September 2023.<\/p>\n

However, in December of the same year, the DR Congo government decided to expel the EACRF and replaced it with the SADC mission which is operating under an offensive mandate.<\/p>\n

The African Union (AU) has since met and endorsed the SADMIR, pledging support for the mission.<\/p>\n

In an interview with NTV Kenya aired on Thursday, March 15, Kagame said he was surprised by the development and \u201chow the countries involved can be involved on such a glaringly wrong side.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pointing at the fact that the EACRF\u2019s mission was to create a ceasefire, monitor it and allow political processes to take place to resolve the outstanding issues, the president noted that its expulsion without explanation makes the EAC\u2019s existence questionable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy can\u2019t even people have a discussion about it? Why can\u2019t the EAC and SADC talk about whatever problem there is and find a way of resolving it?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Zeroing in on the causes of DR Congo conflicts, Kagame protested the tendency of blaming neighbouring countries for the failures of the DR Congo government itself.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn eastern DRC, the problems have a very long history. People just scratch the surface and never go deep to understand why we are having this thing we are seeing in front of us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Once again reflecting on the persecution of Kinyarwanda speaking Congolese which is characterised by killings and hate speech, he questioned why western countries choose to address it through unsatisfactory ways like granting asylum to a handful of families, instead of trying to solve the real problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey (western countries) come and pick 10 families, 20 and no more than that and go to resettle them either in the US, Canada or Europe. So they are aware that these are people running away from their country. They recognise they are here as refugees and they know that these are Congolese,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom 100,000 people, you are taking five families or 10 to resettle them as a way of addressing that problem and you really want people to believe that you are addressing the problem,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Kagame also hinted at the existence of the FDLR, an armed group comprised of individuals who committed the Genocide against the Tutsi.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have been there (in DR Congo) for the last 30 years, more or less. In fact, you have heard of a UN force that has been there for decades in Congo. It was mainly created to address that or the conflicts around that problem. They have been there for decades, tens of billions of dollars have been spent on that operation, there is nothing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think some people would be interested in keeping the problem going on forever so they can use it for whatever they have in mind in Congo or they can use it against Rwanda in wanting to manage Rwanda in the way they want,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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