Kagame: Everyone is allowed to deal with rebels in Congo, except Rwanda

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame addresses a press conference at the Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda on January 9, 2025. 

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame has criticised the international community for looking away from the real problem causing the war in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

In the first press conference for 2025, the Rwandan leader said the escalating violence in neighbouring DRC is mostly a result of both Congolese leaders and the international community refusing to acknowledge the problem. Instead, he argued, they have found Rwanda to be an easier scapegoat, while covering up what he described as historical causes.