The diplomatic tension between South Africa and Rwanda has escalated, with Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa of deploying South African troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to protect his personal mining interests.
’s spokesperson, Yolande Makolo, accusing President Cyril Ramaphosa of deploying South African troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect his personal mining interests.She directly responded to Ramaphosa’s post on social media platform X, demanding that he reveal the truth about his personal mining interests in the DRC.
South Africans deserve to know the truth. You are not supporting the people of DRC to achieve peace. You are sending your troops to fight President Tshisekedi’s war to kill his own people. And this kind of statement only makes the Congolese president more intransigent, while the…She added: ‘Please tell your people the truth about the personal interests in mining that you have in the DRC – these are the interests for which, sadly, SANDF soldiers are dying.
‘As a country, we have a duty of support towards the nations of Africa whose solidarity and material support helped secure our liberation. South Africa will not let up in its support to the people of the DRC so that they may have the peace and security they rightfully deserve,’ the president said.
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