DR Congo bars RwandAir from its airspace as relations with Kigali deteriorate
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- 30 May 2022
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Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seemed to deteriorate Saturday after DRC barred RwandAir from its airspace.
Patrick Muyaya, spokesman for the Congolese government, announced that DRC has “immediately” suspended the flights, adding that a “stern warning is given to the Government of Rwanda” over its alleged involvement in the conflict in North Kivu, eastern DRC.
DRC on Wednesday accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels who are currently fighting government forces in North Kivu province. Rwanda denied any involvement.
Government spokeswoman Yolande Makolo said the country has “no intention of being drawn into an internal matter of the DRC.”
The DRC summoned Vincent Karega, the Rwandan ambassador to Kinshasa, over the rebel issue.
Mr Muyaya also announced that the M23 rebel group is now “considered as a Terrorist Movement”. The M23 is therefore “excluded from the Nairobi discussion process” through which armed groups had been called to dialogue with the government to find a solution to the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo. Read More…
