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Felix Tshisekedi was elected in January. By JOHN THYS (AFP / File)
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, paid tribute on Monday to a genocide memorial held on the sidelines of an economic forum in Rwanda, a highly symbolic gesture in bilateral relations that was badly marred by the 1994 bloodshed. .
The Genocide Memorial Twitter account posted a video of Tshisekedi, elected in January, laying a wreath at the Kigali Memorial, a diplomatic first.
This gesture preceded April 25 April 25 the beginning of the mbadacre. At least 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi minorities and moderate Hutus, were killed in 100 days.
After the carnage, many men who perpetrated the mbadacres fled to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, further destabilizing the region.
The Tsishekedi tribute has aroused anger in the DRC.
Some social media members have criticized Rwandan President Paul Kagame for his record on human rights and Rwanda's well-known role in the turmoil in the east of the country.
Many Congolese accuse Rwanda of arming and supporting rebel militias, plundering the mineral wealth of the DRC.
A rights group, the Struggle for Change (Lucha), also drew attention to the bloody past of the DRC, which includes the brutal colonial occupation of Belgium and two civil wars over last 25 years.
"When will there be commemorative monuments and an official commemoration for the millions of Congolese dead, from (Belgian king) Leopold II to the wars and violence of the past 25 years?" he asked.
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