Kinshasa bars RwandAir from DR Congo as relations with Kigali deteriorate

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A RwandAir plane. DRC has barred the airline from the country. PHOTO | FILE

Relations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seemed to deteriorate Saturday after DRC barred RwandAir from the country.

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.