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DRC President threatens to expel EAC regional troops next month
Written by URN
The
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Félix Antoine
Tshisekedi Tshilombo has told the East African Community Regional Force
(EAC-RF) troops, deployed as part of a peacekeeping mission in the
war-troubled province of North Kivu that they will be expelled from his
country next month if they do not fulfill their mandate.
"As the mandate ends in June if on that
date we consider that the mandate is not fulfilled, I believe that we
will decide to accompany these contingents who have come to the rescue
of the Democratic Republic of Congo with honour to thank them for trying
to make their share of contribution to peace in the Democratic Republic
of Congo and to see how we can continue to pacify our country
ourselves," said the president in a statement.
According to
resolutions made by the EAC heads of state summits, troops from Uganda,
Kenya, South Sudan, and Burundi were deployed in North Kivu,
specifically in the territories of Rutshuru, Masisi, and Nyiragongo, to
occupy positions vacated by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and other
armed groups, paving the way for political dialogue.
However,
the deployment of the EAC-RF troops sparked criticism from activists,
locals, and politicians, who accused them of failing to launch an
assault against the M23 rebels. This was exacerbated by announcements
from some heads of state, such as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and
his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, that the troops would not fight the
M23 rebels if they cooperated in implementing the resolutions.
During
his visit to Gaborone, Botswana on Tuesday of this week, Tshisekedi
stated that if the EAC regional force fails to play its planned role,
the DRC will be obliged to demand their departure from its territory by
June 2023. This statement came one day after the announcement of the
imminent deployment of troops from the Southern African Development
Community (SADC), following a meeting of heads of state in Namibia.
Tshisekedi
cites problems with the regional force, claiming that they have not
fulfilled their assigned role. He also argues that there is a
cohabitation between the contingents of the regional force and the M23
terrorists in certain regions, which was not planned in the program. He
claims that the goal was to force the M23 forces to a ceasefire,
withdrawal, and quartering.
He adds that after their departure,
efforts will continue with the SADC force, which will be deployed
shortly, and the Angolan forces, which will have the mission of
reassuring the M23 rebels during their period of cantonment.
Neither
the EAC regional force nor the heads of state have responded to
Tshisekedi's statement. Bertrand Bisimwa, M23 rebels’ president, has
released a statement arguing that by withdrawing from all its defensive
positions in favour of the EAC troops, the M23 convinced itself to
facilitate a political solution to the conflict in accordance with the
Luanda and Nairobi resolutions.
According to resolutions made by the EAC heads of state summits, troops from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, and Burundi were deployed in North Kivu, specifically in the territories of Rutshuru, Masisi, and Nyiragongo, to occupy positions vacated by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and other armed groups, paving the way for political dialogue.
However, the deployment of the EAC-RF troops sparked criticism from activists, locals, and politicians, who accused them of failing to launch an assault against the M23 rebels. This was exacerbated by announcements from some heads of state, such as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, that the troops would not fight the M23 rebels if they cooperated in implementing the resolutions.
During his visit to Gaborone, Botswana on Tuesday of this week, Tshisekedi stated that if the EAC regional force fails to play its planned role, the DRC will be obliged to demand their departure from its territory by June 2023. This statement came one day after the announcement of the imminent deployment of troops from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), following a meeting of heads of state in Namibia.
Tshisekedi cites problems with the regional force, claiming that they have not fulfilled their assigned role. He also argues that there is a cohabitation between the contingents of the regional force and the M23 terrorists in certain regions, which was not planned in the program. He claims that the goal was to force the M23 forces to a ceasefire, withdrawal, and quartering.
He adds that after their departure, efforts will continue with the SADC force, which will be deployed shortly, and the Angolan forces, which will have the mission of reassuring the M23 rebels during their period of cantonment.
Neither the EAC regional force nor the heads of state have responded to Tshisekedi's statement. Bertrand Bisimwa, M23 rebels’ president, has released a statement arguing that by withdrawing from all its defensive positions in favour of the EAC troops, the M23 convinced itself to facilitate a political solution to the conflict in accordance with the Luanda and Nairobi resolutions.
