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Why Rwanda Unlikely to Follow Macron’s Call Regarding M23 Insurgency in DRC?
Why Rwanda Unlikely to Follow Macron’s Call Regarding M23 Insurgency in DRC?
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Earlier in May, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rebels of the armed group M23 occupied the city of Rubaya, the center of coltan mining. This... 08.05.2024, Sputnik Africa
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France's President Emmanuel Macron's calls for Rwanda to stop the alleged aid to M23 are likely to fall on deaf ears as France's position on the continent weakens every day, Azeez Olusola Olaniyan, a professor of Comparative Politics in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria, told Sputnik Africa.Moreover, Olaniyan overall doubts the sincerity of such calls because a number of world powers and countries neighboring the DRC have their own vested interest in instability in this region since the DRC is incredibly rich in reserves of various strategically important minerals and these countries would like to use these resources, as well as large areas of the Central African country.Thus, as African countries see these deliberate tactics to destabilize them and hinder their development, the continent turns to other major players like China and Russia, as Olaniyan pointed out.
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Why Rwanda Unlikely to Follow Macron’s Call Regarding M23 Insurgency in DRC?
18:53 08.05.2024 (Updated: 18:58 08.05.2024) Christina Glazkova
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Earlier in May, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rebels of the armed group M23 occupied the city of Rubaya, the center of coltan mining. This happened on the same day French President Emmanuel Macron called on neighboring Rwanda to end its support for the M23.