The current tension between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda is of great concern to the international community, particularly the African Union

Le Nouvel Observateur

In a statement yesterday, the Union's current president, Macky Sall, said he was

and

The Senegalese president asked both parties to silence the guns on the ground, pending the opening of direct negotiations between Kigali and Kinshasa.

heavy fighting has been raging in Rutshuru in North Kivu between the FARDC, the Congolese army, and the M23 rebels

criminal group,

benefiting from the unequivocal support of certain regional actors, has decided to attack the Defense and Security Forces in the positions it occupies in the territories of Rutshuru and Nyiragongo.

This negative force, born of manipulation, met with the fierce and infallible commitment of the FARDC to defend every square centimeter of the national territory

The tension escalated further when the Congolese authorities announced this weekend that they had captured two Rwandan soldiers on Congolese soil, near Bihumba… more than 20 kilometers from the Rwandan border.

The presence of Rwandan forces in the DRC is nothing new for the inhabitants of the area

Regularly, Kigali's incursions into North Kivu are denounced by civil society, the political opposition and citizen movements.

But this time, Kinshasa decided to raise the tone.

Cornered by the battering of the M23 which threatened Goma, and faced with the anger of the Congolese, the Congolese authorities have, for the first time, officially accused Rwanda of supporting the rebellion.

Rwandan army uniforms and weapons were indeed found on the ground.

Irrefutable proof for Kinshasa.

can pulling out its claws on the diplomatic level be effective on the security level?

For the moment, the Congolese army is still struggling to put a stop to the actions of armed groups.

So Kinshasa is hoping for outside help.

His very severe condemnation of Kigali is beginning to timidly bear fruit on the international scene.

The US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee has called Kigali to account, and Paul Kagame will no doubt be very sensitive to any changes in the US position on Rwanda.

Then, Felix Tshisekedi is counting on the East African Community to set up an offensive military force against armed groups.

We will have to see which countries will be willing to participate.

But one thing is certain,

after Kinshasa's accusations against Rwanda, the countries of the region will be forced to position themselves.

At least that is what Félix Tshisekedi hopes, who remains powerless to resolve the security crisis in the East since he came to power.

Just a few months before the presidential election, this tension between the DRC and Rwanda is not good news,

Because, his opponents could use it to carve out croupiers on the political field.

And the FCC has already set the pace

what is happening to the DRC is neither more nor less than the

of the military and economic agreements that Tshisekedi signed with his Rwandan counterparts. , Ugandans and Kenyans.

That said

everything must be done to avoid a war between the DRC and Rwanda at all costs.

Because it could contribute to destabilizing the entire Great Lakes region.