Another major war is looming – and western support for Rwanda is fuelling it | Dino Mahtani
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M23 Seizes Another Town in Eastern DRC Despite Unilateral Cease-Fire
Above: M23 soldiers escort a military pick-up truck as residents run in a street in Goma after a public gathering at the Stade de l'Unité on Feb. 6, 2025. Image copyright: Alexis Huguet/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Establishment-critical narrative
There's a new major war in the making in the DRC, and the West is ultimately to blame for it due to its complacency towards its ally, Rwanda. It's unacceptable that evidence of Rwandan support for ethnic Tutsi insurgencies has been played down for so long. Time is running short to prevent even worse consequences.
Pro-establishment narrative
It's nonsense to point fingers at the West when the Congolese president, Félix Tshisekedi, is the one refusing to engage in peace talks with the M23 rebels and de-escalate tensions. The ongoing crisis in eastern DRC can be resolved only if he gets serious about the peace process.