{"id":127,"date":"2025-09-19T21:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/?p=127"},"modified":"2025-09-19T21:01:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:01:55","slug":"tensions-rise-as-south-kivu-accuses-rwanda-of-stationing-troops-on-idjwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/?p=127","title":{"rendered":"Tensions Rise as South Kivu Accuses Rwanda of Stationing Troops on Idjwi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>South Kivu provincial officials have accused Rwanda of deploying 750 troops to Idjwi Island, alleging an attempt to seize Congolese territory through its support for the M23 rebel movement. Provincial spokesperson Lugunywa Bashizi Didier Kabi described the move as \u201ca violation of Congo\u2019s sovereignty,\u201d urging Kinshasa to bring the case before the African Union and regional mediators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The claims follow M23\u2019s capture of Idjwi in March 2025, which authorities say created a foothold for Rwanda. However, no independent proof has been provided to confirm troop movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kigali has consistently denied aiding M23 or having expansionist ambitions in Congo, instead framing its security actions as defensive following intense fighting between FARDC and M23 forces in Kalehe and Bukavu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Idjwi, a 340-square-kilometer island located 10\u201315 kilometers from Rwanda\u2019s shores, is inhabited by over 500,000 people and has historically sheltered civilians fleeing South Kivu violence. The latest accusations intensify the already strained relations between Kigali and Kinshasa, with global actors pushing for dialogue over deepening regional instability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Kivu provincial officials have accused Rwanda of deploying 750 troops to Idjwi Island, alleging an attempt to seize Congolese territory through its support for the M23 rebel movement. Provincial&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127\/revisions\/129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waramutse.icu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}