French hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on Thursday denounced the “expansionist aims” of Rwanda in eastern DRC, as renewed fighting flared up between rebels and pro-government armed groups. Africa Insights Wake up to the essential with the Editor's picks. Independent UN experts, Kinshasa, Paris and Washington have accused Rwanda of backing the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group, which has captured swathes of territory in eastern DRC since 2021. Sign up Also receive offers from The Africa Report Also receive offers from The Africa Report's partnersFighting has forced around 200,000 people to flee their homes since 1 October, according to the UN humanitarian agency. He added that he hoped for a return to a ceasefire and that “Rwanda abandons the expansionist aims that we have heard Kagame declare”.
