Rwanda says Congo fighter jet violated its air space

KIGALI, 30 December 2022, (TON): Rwanda’s government said that a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo briefly violated its airspace, the latest accusation to fly between the two countries whose relations have frayed this year.

Congo, Western powers and United Nations experts accuse Rwanda of backing M23 rebels in eastern Congo, who have seized several towns and villages in offensives this year.

Rwanda denies any involvement, saying the allegations are a tactic to cover up Congo’s security failures. In July Congo’s president and his Rwandan counterpart agreed at a summit in Angola’s capital, Luanda, to de-escalate tensions, but the M23 rebels continued to advance.

In November an unarmed Congolese warplane briefly landed at a Rwandan airport while on a reconnaissance mission near the border, in what Congo said was an accident.

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