Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of delaying peace

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. [AFP]

The leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday accused Rwanda of delaying the implementation of a peace deal that Kinshasa and Kigali signed in Washington in June.

"Rwanda pretends to have withdrawn its troops, but in reality, Rwanda troops continue to be present on Congolese soil and to support the M23," President Felix Tshisekedi said, referring to a Rwandan-backed armed group that made rapid gains in the eastern DRC earlier this year.