On the sidelines of his state visit to China, the President of the DRC once again criticized the force of the East African Community (EAC) Felix Tshisekedi, on the other hand, spared the Burundian contingent, during a meeting with the Congolese diaspora. Kinshasa has accused Rwanda for several months of being behind the M23 rebellion that seized part of North Kivu province before returning its positions to soldiers of the EAC.

The head of state also denounced "a cowardly and barbaric aggression on the part of Rwanda"