DR Congo shuts border to Rwanda after soldier shot dead
Rwandan soldiers (background) stand guard on their side of the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo as Goma residents are seen on June 17, 2022, after a shootout between soldiers on the two sides. PHOTO | AFP
The Democratic Republic of Congo closed its border with Rwanda hours earlier after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside Rwandan territory.
The border closure is the latest escalation in a diplomatic crisis that has broken out between the two neighbours since rebels that DRC accuses Rwanda of supporting launched a major offensive in eastern Congo last month.
