As tensions escalate in Africa, the DRC accuses Rwanda of heinous acts against South African, Malawian, and Tanzanian soldiers, sparking outrage and calls for accountability.
DRC government points fingers at Rwanda for the killing South Africa n, Malawian and Tanzanian soldiers
“I think it is a moment of reckoning for us as Africans. I find it particularly distressing when in 2025 we find ourselves in such harrowing situations. The scenes that we have seen from Goma. I find it unbearable that in 2025 we find ourselves in situations where Africans kill other Africans," she said.
She said at the high-stakes joint summit of the Southern African Development Community and the East African Community scheduled for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday, to address the deepening crisis in DRC, egos will be set aside
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