“These repeated violations are against the spirit of Luanda and Nairobi peace initiatives,” Rwanda added.

Rwanda insisted that DRC’s actions were paramount to distracting peace and watering down progress made by the East African Community leaders under the leadership of Uhuru to end diplomatic stiff.

The air space violation posed a new headache for Uhuru, who had made significant strides in setting out modalities for the disarmament and repatriation of all foreign armed groups.

In December, Uhuru announced that the peace-keeping committee had agreed to the unconditional ease of hostilities by the armed groups, forming a committee to facilitate the release of prisoners with no criminal records and the release of child soldiers, especially in DRC.

“We want to see the implementation of the low-hanging fruits by January then we can get to the deeper issues, which require more time, more consultation, and deliberations with partners because the medium- and long-term aspects are not things that EAC or DRC can do on their own. They require support from development partners,” Uhuru announced.

Uhuru’s announcements came after both Kagame and Tshisekedi met Angolan President João Lourenço, who urged the two leaders to embrace peace to end hostilities.

However, by the time of this publication, Uhuru had not issued a statement regarding DRC’s alleged violation of Rwanda’s air space.