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Title: | Uganda and Rwanda's involvement in DRC: the pursuit of national interests |
Author: | Katumanga, Musambayi |
Year: | 2000 |
Periodical: | L'Afrique politique |
Pages: | 89-103 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Congo (Democratic Republic of) Rwanda Uganda |
Subjects: | civil wars military intervention |
Abstract: | On 2 August 1998, several Congolese towns which lie close to the Rwandan border fell to a coalition of dissatisfied Congolese rebels supported by the Rwanda Patriotic Army. On 11 September 1998 the high command of Uganda's People's defence forces authorized the involvement of Uganda's troops in the Congo conflict. Both Uganda and Rwanda gave several reasons for their involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo. For Uganda, its justifications revolved around the core national interest question of security, economic interests, the search for and annihilation of genocidal forces in the region, and the support of Pan-African friends in trouble. Rwanda, on the other hand, cited security concerns, especially the support Kabila was giving to a reconstituted force of ex-Rwandan army and the Interahamwe, and predicated its support for the Congolese rebels on the common objective of neutralizing these forces. This article analyses the involvement of Uganda and Rwanda in this second inter-African States conflict in Congo. First, it traces the origins of the conflict and examines its initial stages. Next, it accounts for the motives behind Rwanda's and Uganda's involvement in the conflict and considers the impact of the war on these two States. Finally, the article outlines possible options for regional stability. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French (p. 10). |