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Uganda welcomes ceasefire, differing reactions in DRC

    NAIROBI

    Uganda hailed the Rwandan announcement as a "sign of goodwill".
    Presidential Press Secretary Hope Kivengere told IRIN on Monday Rwanda's concern had always been the Interahamwe militia. "But now it seems it [Rwanda] is convinced something has worked out," she said. "All those involved in the DRC crisis have made a point. And each of them has had to give up something for peace to materialise."

    DRC State Minister for Internal Affairs Gaetan Kakudji said the
    declaration was "not enough". Speaking over DRC television on Saturday, he claimed the Rwandans "are secretly moving their troops forward...to take us by surprise". He said the Rwandans should begin withdrawing their soldiers. But Kakudji's counterpart at the foreign ministry, Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi, described Rwanda's move as a "step in the right direction". He cautioned however, that as this was a unilateral declaration, it could also be broken unilaterally.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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