According to Al Jazeera, tensions have escalated recently, particularly around a town called Sake, located approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Goma. Historical facts about the Rwanda-DRC hostilityRwanda once had three major ethnic groups – the Hutus, the Tutsis and the Twas. Thus, between April to July 1994, the Rwandan genocide was staged. The main perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide were the Interahamwe, a Hutu paramilitary organization currently active in DRC and Uganda. When a new Tutsi government was established in Rwanda after the genocide, more than two million Hutus sought refuge in eastern DR Congo.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 22, 2024 10:47 UTC