“There will be so many stories,” Kagame said of the comparison, adding that he can’t “stop people from saying whatever they want to say.”
“I may be called anything - what can I do about it?” he asked. “We have to do what we have to do… we have to make sure we survive any storm that blows across our country.”
Kagame called the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), one of the largest foreign armed groups operating in the DRC, an “existential threat” to Rwanda.
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He alleged that the group was fully integrated into the Congolese armed forces, suggesting that other governments in the region also support the rebel group.
Kagame repeatedly insisted that Rwanda would do “whatever it takes” to protect itself, without giving much information about what this entails.
“Nobody,” including the United Nations or the international community “is going to do it for us,” the leader said.
When asked again if he was sending troops to the DRC, Kagame said that Rwanda will do “anything to protect itself,” telling Madowo to “read whatever you want to read from what I’m telling you.”
The conflict between Rwanda and the DRC, which share a border, has since exploded following the M23’s advance into Goma.
Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo said as of Monday, 16 people have been killed in Rwanda “during the shelling from the fighting in Goma.”
Last week, DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against M23, describing the group as Rwanda’s “puppet.”
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