Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) later said two soldiers had been kidnapped on patrol and were being held by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), another rebel group active in eastern DRC. Kinshasa has regularly accused Rwanda of carrying out incursions into its territory, and of backing armed groups there. More than 120 armed groups roam volatile eastern DRC, many of which are a legacy of regional wars more than two decades ago. Relations had begun to thaw after DRC President Felix Tshisekedi took office in 2019, but the recent resurgence of M23 violence has reignited tensions. The militia group briefly captured North Kivu's provincial capital Goma in late 2012, before the army quelled the rebellion the following year.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 29, 2022 14:13 UTC