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DRC-Rwanda: Tshisekedi and Kagame’s war of words heats up

By Romain Gras

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Posted on December 7, 2022 09:45

Tshisekedi Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the simultaneous opening and closing ceremonies of the 7th and 8th promotion of the National School of Administration (ENA), held 3 December 2022 in Gombe © DRC Presidency
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi at the simultaneous opening and closing ceremonies of the 7th and 8th promotion of the National School of Administration (ENA), held 3 December 2022 in Gombe © DRC Presidency

Paul Kagame had accused Félix Tshisekedi of taking advantage of the crisis caused by the M23 rebellion to postpone DRC’s presidential election. The Congolese leader has accused him, in return, of being a “war-monger”.

To each his own shock phrase. For several months now, Tshisekedi and Kagame have been shouting at each other as the situation in eastern DRC, where the M23 rebels are fighting the Congolese army, deteriorates. This verbal escalation has just crossed a new threshold.

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