After a long meeting, Ramaphosa and Kagame agree a political solution is best in DRC
President of Rwanda Paul Kagame delivers his speech during the commemorations of the 30th Anniversary of the 1994 Rwanda n genocide at the BK Arena in Kigali on 7 April 2024. Rwanda paid solemn tribute to genocide victims, 30 years after a vicious campaign orchestrated by Hutu extremists tore apart the country, as neighbours turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century.
The two leaders had a relatively long closed-door meeting in Kigali on Saturday - their first direct engagement since SADC troops, led by South Africa, were deployed to the DRC.In an address marking 30 years since the start of the Rwandan genocide, the morning after meeting Ramaphosa, Kagame said there were"too many actors, even some from Africa, getting directly involved as tribal politics is given renewed prominence, and ethnic cleansing is prepared and practised".
"We both agreed that peace was an essential component fostering the development of this part of the continent and that in doing so we should bring the conflicts that are happening in the eastern part of the DRC to an end. "All of us, in our discussions, expressed a deep yearning for a peaceful political solution to the challenges being faced . I leave Rwanda with a renewed, bigger intention to find a solution that could lead to a political solution."
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