SILENCE CHARUMBIRA | Bridges, not walls: window of opportunity for South Africa to reset relations with Rwanda

What the two countries stand to gain from reconciliation is too significant to ignore

14 May 2025 - 04:30 By Silence Charumbira

After the SAMIDRC forces withdrawal from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a historic opening emerges for Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Kagame to reset relations, strengthen regional leadership and lay the foundations for a future defined by African-driven unity, peace and resilience...

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