The Untold Stories: Is Kagame Being Pushed Against the Wall?
The Belgian Defense Minister has joined the World leaders in isolating Kagame because of the support the Kagame’s government is giving to the notorious rebel group of M23 which is destabilizing the Eastern DR of Congo. The rapid escalation of isolation by world leaders against the Rwandan dictator Paul Kagme because of his involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) affairs seem to suggest that the distance between disintegration of his government and a regional flare-up could be several seconds long.
Basically the Kinshasha government based on the UN Expert Report has attributed its political and security troubles to President Paul Kagame’s alleged support of M23 which could spark a war between the two countries if the international community continues to keep a blind eye on the arrogance of Kagame who thinks that he can go to Congo plunder minerals and loot property whenever his coffers are dry, then comes to his house in Kiyovu and sleep without any consequences.
While Rwanda was of the view that the antagonism between the two countries could be settled by diplomatic means like the recent Great Lakes region summit in Kampala, DRC seems to be hell-bent on securing United Nations sanctions on Kagame and his most trusted army generals – a situation analysts believe is pushing Kagame against the wall and bringing the two neighbors closer to the endless conflict than expected.
It is in this context that the Belgian government on Nov. 18.2012 informed the Belgian people that it is withdrawing all the Military Aid to Rwanda. This unprecedented decision by the Belgium government follows other western countries like Sweden, United States of America, and Germany, who also suspended Aid not only towards development projects but also all the Military cooperation.
DRC Foreign Affairs Minister Raymond Tshibanda, in a belligerent tone and in total disregard of the resolutions of the Kampala Summit which resolved to put in place a neutral force to crush the rebels in Eastern Congo, he requested the U.N. Security Council to place sanctions on Rwanda’s defense minister and two top military officials for backing the army rebellion in his country. According to Reuters, Tshibanda met with the members of the Security Council and the body’s sanctions committee to discuss a report on the country’s security issues by an U.N. expert panel.
“We believe that all the consequences must be drawn from the conclusions in the report of the group of experts and that sanctions should eventually be envisaged,” Tshibanda told the members of the United Nations.
“We also believe, and this is what we have requested, is that these sanctions also relate to foreign personalities in addition to personalities in the Democratic Republic of Congo that are involved in this situation,” he said.
The report implicates the Rwanda’s Defence Minister James Kaberebe; chief of defence staff Charles Kayonga; and General Jacques Nziza, a permanent secretary in the Ministry of Defense and military adviser to President Paul Kagame, of being “in constant contact with M23.
Whether the recent Belgium suspension of the Rwandan military aid coupled with other donor countries will make Kagame think twice on the Congo issues remain to be seen, what is clear though is that the honey moon for the Rwandan dictator is over with the international community.
Jacqueline Umurungi
Brussels.
Yes, the honey moon Kagame-America is other. But Kagame will remain in power for long. Till 2017!
UBUBILIGI SE BUTURUSHA IKI? KO NABO UBUKENE BUBAMEREYE NABI KANDI BASHAKA AMABUYE YAGACIRO MURI CONGO. YEWE NINK INTARE IHUYE NINGWE KUNYAMA BYAGENDA BITE?
SAME APLLIES TO THE WESTRNERS AND AFRICAN POWER COUNTRY (RWANDA) AND POWE FUL PRESIDENT (KAGAME) THE PROBLEM IS, WESTERNERS PUT TOGETHER BUT AFRICANS ARE EGOIST.
INSTEAD OF ALLY THEY JUST FIGHT EACH OTHER.
Let Kagame stay in power till 2017, that is no the question.The issue is when will kagame understand that Congolese deserve to live peacefully in their country and their children need a future like Kagame’s kids do?
When you look further into this matter you really wonder why a rich great country like Congo can keep yelling helplessly about Rwanda like a kid in a school court ?
Why can’t Congo retaliate, strike back….?
My Friend neither KAGAME nor another person other than Congolese is the cause of problems of Congo to some extent, you need to visit http://WWW.RADIOOKAPI.NET to have a big picture of the problems of Congo. How many people have been killed by Nyatura Mai Mai and Morgan ? How many armed groups are in Congo ? more than 70 groups. Are they financed or backed by Rwanda ? I don’t think so.
I think Congolese politicians cannot be fool enough to initiate any type of retaliation because they know from deep their hearts that the problem is not Rwanda rather themselves and they know what would be the response from unified Rwandans.
About saying that IS KAGAME BEING PUSHED AGAINST THE WALL, I believe this is the wish of some nationals and outsiders but God willing it will fail, some in the west see Kagame as an obstacle to their plans to dominate Africa as a whole and the region in particular. INSHAALLAH they you will fail
apuuu ububirigise yewe nibabanzebakcyemure ibibazobyabo
What Jackline Umurungi should know is that the so-called military cooperation between Belgium and Rwanda that was allegedly stopped is almost non existent; probably amounting to a handfull of Rwandan soldiers attending Belgian military schools. Those few soldiers can even be withdrawn today and this will have no effect on Rwanda’s military whether short or long term. The real cooperation is between DRC and Belgium militaries where a whole battalion of Congolese commandos was trained by Belgium but defeated by M23 ending up fleeing to Uganda! What is happening in DRC is purely an internal political problem that must be resolved politically by DRC political class. Rwanda has been loud and clear almost shouting herself hoarse saying they have nothing to do with Congolese internal rebellion but nobody is listening. If the situation continues like this, the so called international community will never find a solution for DRC question because everyone seems to look for solutions in the wrong place – Rwanda. The answers are in DRC, that is where to look for solutions.
ubutwari ntabwo buva mububili buvakumutima kavukire
GAHANGA,Let you know that Kagame is by nomeans an obstacle to western powers which want to exploit the sub-region.To put things plainly,Kagame like any other African leader is serving the westren powers’ interests.The day he will try to erect himself against them as an obstacle ,you can be sure ,that very day the BLASS WILL TOLL for him ,if you know what I mean.