Mediators walk a tightrope with mention of fear of polls
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (left) and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame. The Rwandan president in a speech critical of his DR Congo counterpart suggested that Kinshasa holds the key to peace in its eastern region but chooses to blame Kigali. PHOTO | COURTESY PSU
When Rwanda President Paul Kagame this week gave a speech criticising his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, it looked like he was merely responding to Kinshasa’s incessant accusations that Kigali fuels rebel activity in its territory.
President Kagame, while addressing legislators in Kigali, said, “This problem can be resolved if one country headed for elections next year is not trying to create an emergency so that the elections don’t take place…”
