By PARTICK ILUNGA More by this AuthorRelations between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seemed to deteriorate Saturday after DRC barred RwandAir from its airspace. DRC on Wednesday accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels who are currently fighting government forces in North Kivu province. Mr Muyaya also announced that the M23 rebel group is now “considered as a Terrorist Movement”. Chief of staff of the Congolese army, General Celestin Mbala, has since Friday been in Goma, the largest city in North Kivu, to direct military operations. Fighting in the region has forced more than 72,000 civilians to flee their villages, according to the United Nations.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2022 22:20 UTC