DRC President calls for Paul Kagame's exit as Rwandan president
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi has launched a verbal attack on Rwanda and called for the exit of Paul Kagame as President of Rwanda.
The comments of the DRC President were made following the launch of the Congo River Alliance, a military coalition that includes DRC politicians and groups such as the March 23 Movement rebels (M23), who have taken over the territory in eastern DRC, and former DRC election commission chief Corneille Nangaa on December 15.
In an interview on a Congolese radio show, President Tshisekedi remarked that relations between the DRC and Rwanda were at a crossroads.
According to Tshisekedi, Rwanda is behind the creation of the Congo River Alliance to support the work of the M23 rebels.
“In the event of the slightest skirmish from the jokers you saw in Nairobi, I will bring the two houses together in Congress. I will request authorisation to declare war on Rwanda,” Tshisekedi is quoted by Congolese media Actualite.
“As long as the Kagame regime is there, for us Rwanda does not exist. I would like to point out that we do not have a problem with the Rwandan people,” he added.
Tshisekedi is seeking reelection as President of the DRC in an election scheduled to take place on December 20.
