Arrived Monday, April 11 in Brazzaville for a three-day visit, the Rwandan Head of State Paul Kagame addressed the Congolese Parliament meeting in congress. In his speech focusing on security, peace, regional integration and African unity, he called for a “ constant collaboration to fight against insecurity in the Great Lakes region.
With our correspondent in Brazzaville, Loicia Martial
The Rwandan leader delivered his 18-minute speech in English, after brief greetings in French. He then noted that within the Great Lakes region some pockets of insecurity persist, believing that the fight against this scourge required constant regional collaboration, particularly in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where armed groups operate.
Paul Kagame said that 5,000 Rwandan troops were stationed on the continent, in the Central African Republic and South Sudan in particular, where they operate as part of United Nations peacekeeping missions.
“ There are many decades-long conflicts on the continent today. What explains this is our inaction, it’s time to reshuffle the cards “, he estimated.
In the midst of global insecurity and Covid-19, the partnership between Kigali and Brazzaville can be a source of stability, growth and prosperity within the region, according to Paul Kagame who will sign this Tuesday with his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou-Nguesso a series of agreements on cooperation, security or even in the field of land.
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