JOHANNESBURG - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has lashed out at President Cyril Ramaphosa.
He accuses him of lies, deliberate attacks and distorting their conversation on the DRC conflict.
Thirteen SANDF troops died while battling M23 rebels in eastern DRC.
But, Kagame claims Ramaphosa confirmed to him they were killed by the DRC armed forces.
In a strongly worded statement on X, Kagame says South Africa is in no position to play a peacemaker or mediator role.
Kagame brands SADC's peacekeepers as belligerent forces engaging in offensive combat to help the DRC government.
Kagame is warning that if South Africa wants confrontation, Kigali will respond accordingly.
I held two conversations this week with President Ramaphosa on the situation in Eastern DRC, including earlier today. What has been said about these conversations in the media by South African officials and President Ramaphosa himself contains a lot of distortion, deliberate… https://t.co/i78aqtVjpr
— Paul Kagame (@PaulKagame) January 29, 2025