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A Democratic Republic of Congo fighter jet entered Rwandan airspace on Monday, both governments said, in what Rwanda called a “provocation”, although Congo said it was a mistake.

on October 20 in North Kivu province. CRwanda denies any involvement, saying the accusations are a tactic to cover up Congo’s security failures.Unrest in North Kivu has broken months of relative calm in east Congo, a mineral-rich area plagued with militia activity.

Army forces have clashed with M23 rebels several times since fighting resumed, prompting more than 90,000 people to flee their homes. Despite efforts to push them back, militants captured the town of Kiwanja, de-facto cutting off the upper half of the province.Congo and Rwanda pledged to end hostilities in July, weeks after the group staged its most serious offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection that seized vast swathes of territory.

 

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Can the 2 cowntries go to war already? It seems like 🇷🇼 has been hiding behind rebels to enrich Kagame..🇨🇩 is so rich in minerals yet not developed as Rwanda...one should wonder where the Rwandan government gets this wealth from... Just thinking out loud 🍷

Its time fr us Congolese to give a lesson to this small country that have been playing in our soil fr way to long now ...

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