Wednesday, October 10, 2012

CONGO: NKUNDA ARREST

The momentum has been set, now Rwanda & Congo must sustain it

After last month's UN linking of impoverished Rwanda to the rebel group, while international donors threatened to cut off aid, Rwanda saw sense in snapping ties with Nkunda. The rebel leader was captured after his forces failed to subdue the unprecedented joint Rwandan-Congolese military operation. Rwanda, which has invaded Congo twice since the 1994 carnage, has surprisingly changed tracks and is evidently under global pressure.

Many in Congo's government now want Rwanda to extradite Nkunda, so he can be tried for war crimes. However, will Rwanda do that or, following more private trade-offs, eventually allow its former ally to retire in some Tutsi-protected retreat? The outcome – either way – should tell us about the extent of the collaboration between Congolese President Joseph Kabila and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. It is important that they do not disturb this positive trend so that lasting peace may prevail.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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