Posted 12/9/2023, 6:48:51 AM
Tshisekedi Vows to Resist Rwandan Aggression in Eastern DRC, Compares Kagame to Hitler
- DRC President Tshisekedi compared Rwanda's President Kagame to Hitler, accusing him of having "expansionist aims" in DRC
- Eastern DRC has faced decades of violence from rebel groups, including recent advances by the M23 group that Kinshasa says is backed by Rwanda
- Tshisekedi vowed Kagame "will end up like Adolf Hitler", promising to protect DRC from "foreign aggression"
- Much of DRC has stability after past wars, but militias still roam the eastern regions bordering Rwanda and other nations
- Tshisekedi, campaigning for re-election in December, has pledged to improve lives and pacify the conflict-ridden eastern DRC