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2) #DRC has, on many occasions, showed unconcern towards the #AFC/M23 rebels’ demand for dialogue, paralyzing #Nairobi #Luanda peace processes, which should have seen them laying down their arms. The rebels refused to demobilize after #Kinshasa rejected their demand.
2) After #1994GenocideAgainstTheTutsi, #Rwanda had a long rebuilding journey ahead. There were many priorities including health sector which was in critical condition. Three decades later, #Rwanda is a global model for building strong health systems in resource-limited settings.
@ali_naka @clubOmozambique @southafricanmag @UN @_AfricanUnion @AUC_MoussaFaki @SADC_News 2) The 10th National Security Symposium held in Kigali from May 17 to 20, saw leaders of the Rwanda Defence Force sharing experience in finding the country’s peace as well as helping other African countries restore and keep peace in volatile regions.
@eacrf_DRC @icglr1 @The_EastAfrican @jlprdeangola @angola_Mirex @Presidence_RDC @GeneralNeva @jumuiya 2) On June 3, 2023, the President of Angola, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, convened the 10th extraordinary summit on peace and security in eastern DRC and Sudan. The meeting was attended by several Heads of State. The meeting came three days following the 21st Extraordinary EAC… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@PatrickMuyaya @jumuiya @Presidence_RDC @eacrf_DRC @GeneralNeva @ali_naka @bembajp @MweneGahaya @Gihanga100 @KARANGWASewase @ClaudeKarangwa @_TuyisengeEpiph @ntvuganda 2) The East African Community has tirelessly worked to find possible ways to halt the ongoing security crisis in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since the country became a member in July 2022.
2) Less than two months after his appointment, the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the DRC #Bemba, is on an arms shopping spree in Asia. On May 11, he traveled to Indonesia where he met the country's ammunition producer and signed military cooperation agreements. 
2) While in Botswana on May 9, Congolese President, Félix Tshisekedi, declared that the @eacrf_DRC deployed in Nov 2022 to restore security in the eastern part of his country, will have to leave DRC territory by June if the results of its mission are not satisfactory.
2) Every year on February 1, Rwandans celebrate National Heroes Day. This year, the annual celebration will honor national heroes as a source of inspiration for Rwandans to thrive in all their undertakings.
2) According to the Vatican’s envoy to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pope Francis visited the country first to remind the world not to ignore decades-long conflicts.
2) As the Democratic Republic of Congo security situation deteriorates, the former president of Kenya and facilitator of the East African Community (EAC) process, Uhuru Kenyatta, convened an urgent meeting with the EAC Technical Advisory team on the current state of affairs.
2) Pope Francis arrived in Kinshasa on January 31, marking his first trip in the great lakes region. He met with civil and government authorities, victims of conflict in the eastern DRC, and the Church’s local ministers.
2) Every February 1 Rwanda celebrates National Heroes Day. The day’s celebrations pay tribute to the people who defended the values of patriotism and sacrifice for the wellbeing of the country and its citizens.
2) Pope Francis is set to travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from January 31 to February 3, and then fly to South Sudan for a further two days visit. The two countries are torn and crippled by violence, and divisionism. 
2)On the invitation of @jlprdeangola, @fatshi13 @GeneralNeva of Burundi, and former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta who is the facilitator of the EAC-led peace process, and @RwandaMFA Dr @Vbiruta, held a mini-summit on the crisis in eastern DRC, in Luanda, on Nov 23.
2) The UN Security Council on Tuesday, November 23, demanded immediate cessation of hostilities and a halt to any further advances by the M23 rebel group as well as its withdrawal from all occupied areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2) Félicien Kabuga, the financer of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, is on trial at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals’ The Hague branch, in The Netherlands.
2) After reading @michelawrong's memoir "Do Not Disturb" of Patrick Karegyeya, a former Rwandan intelligence chief killed about eight years ago in South Africa, @AndrewMwenda has written an article showing how it is a one-sided and racist account that lacks context.
2) According to CNLG, the genocidal regime proceeded to episodic massacres of the Tutsi in different parts of the country, distributed weapons, and created an extremist newspaper called Interahamwe. In addition, it launched the extremist political party called CDR #Kwibuka27
2) There is a resurgence of denial of the genocide against the Tutsi, which is gradually morphing into a security concern not only for Rwanda but for the geo-strategic calculus in the region.