New hope as Kenya, Rwanda back local political solution in DRC conflict
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (right) welcomes Kenya’s President William Ruto in Kigali for a state visit on April 5, 2023. Kenya and Rwanda are backing a political solution fronted by the East African region to the conflict in eastern DR Congo. PHOTO | COURTESY
Kenya and Rwanda are backing a political solution fronted by the East African region, which will give a front seat to people with a “direct stake” in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to help end perennial conflict in the area.
The public endorsements came last week as Kenyan President William Ruto made an official trip to Kigali, a move political observers interpreted as an embrace of Rwanda’s contribution to ending the conflict.
