Why Rwanda is quitting ECCAS – again

Rwandan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe.

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Rwanda is accusing Kinshasa of instrumentalising regional and international organisations to sanction Kigali over the war in eastern Congo, despite several initiatives seeking peace and a solution to the Congo crisis.

“It's unbelievable and unacceptable to note that, whereas President Tshisekedi met President Kagame in a fruitful meeting in Doha, Qatar, on March 18, 2025, whereas (Foreign) Minister (Thérèse) Kayikwamba and myself signed a Declaration of Principles in Washington on April 25, 2025, and whereas Rwanda and DRC are actively engaged, over the past month, into promising US-facilitated negotiations for a historic peace agreement, the DRC, nonetheless, is still whining around in all regional and international organisations accusing Rwanda for its own turpitudes, not to mention crying out for sanctions” Rwanda Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe posted on social media platform X.