Another major war is looming – and western support for Rwanda is fuelling it | Dino Mahtani
GuardianJAN 19
DR Congo: M23 Advances Toward Strategic Mining Town
Above: Corneille Nangaa (left) arrives at the local government offices in Bukavu on March 1, 2025 as M23-appointed authorities were sworn in the city located in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Image copyright: Glody Murhabazi/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 toward 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 undeniable that the international community must help find a political solution to this armed conflict before it's too late. That said, it's misguided and overly simplistic to point fingers at the West when deep-rooted regional tensions and the weakness of the Congolese Army are actually to blame.