The Perspective

  SADC’s Protocol on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation  has, among its objectives, to “ prevent, contain and resolve inter-and intrastate conflict by peaceful means .” It is, also, in the objectives of the same protocol to, “ consider enforcement action in accordance with international law and as a matter of last resort where peaceful means have failed.” A January 2024 SADC Communique pertaining to deployment of a Mission in the DR   C ongo  provides, among other things, that the deployment is in accordance with the principle of collective defense and collective action. According to the Mutual Defense Pact , Any armed attack perpetrated against one of the State Parties shall be considered a threat to regional peace and security and shall be met with immediate collective action . SADC’s Protocol on Politics, Defense and Security Cooperation  has, among its objectives, to “ prevent, contain and resolve inter-and intrastate conflict by peaceful means .” It is, also, in the object

  Every false accusation directed at President Kagame is intended at damaging his standing as a  responsible  leader. President Paul Kagame. There has been an end less  wave of accusations against President Paul   Kagame .   S ome accus e  him of causing insecurity in DR Congo in order to plunder minerals  while  others accus e  him of killing political opponents and abusing human rights, among a host of ill-deeds. For a  while  now, whenever the M23 re - emerges to fight for what it calls political oppression and Tutsi killings by the FDLR and satellite groups (and  the FARDC  sometimes) , DR   C ongo  authorities point fingers at  Rwanda . The arrest of Victoire Ingabire in 2010 - for crimes of  genocide ideolog y,  divisionism and terrorist acts - was met with stiff oppositio n . When Rusesabagina, was upheld and prosecute d , his sympathizers called for his “immediate release” and claimed he had been “wrongfully detained” and that Rwanda’s ju dicial system  was not free, so an unbi