S. Africa-Rwanda ties feared to hit new low after expulsions
[ 10 March 2014 23:02 ]
Baku-APA. Relations between South Africa and Rwanda are feared to hit
a new low with some reports even indicating a possible halt on
diplomatic ties within 72 hours, APA reports quoting Xinhua.
This came after Pretoria earlier last week threw out three Rwandan
diplomats citing evidence linked to attacks on prominent Rwandan
exiles living in South Africa.
In response, Kigali ordered six South African diplomats out of the
East African country, saying South Africa harbored dissidents
responsible for terrorist attacks in Rwanda.
An official within the South Africa Department of International
Relations (SADIR) said South Africa would not stand by and watch
people being "killed on our soil by another government, just because
we happen to be opposed to a sitting regime," reported South African
media Daily Maverick.
The official said the freeze in relations was likely to continue for
as long as Rwandan President Paul Kagame remained in office.
Meanwhile, the South African government was under pressure to clarify
the diplomatic row with the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on
Sunday, urging Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to urgently address
Parliament on the issue.
SADIR has refused to comment on the matter, but Justus de Goede, DA
Shadow Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, believed
the public deserves an explanation.
"The South African public deserve transparency from the Minister on
such an important matter, and nothing less," he said in a statement.
South Africa and Rwanda have been at odds for years over the latter's
alleged meddling in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of
Congo (DRC).
Relations deteriorated rapidly after former Rwandan spy chief Patrick
Karegeya was found strangled to death in a Johannesburg hotel room on
New Year's Eve. Karegeya was an active opponent of President Kagame.
Late on Monday, armed men broke into the Johannesburg home of former
Rwandan army chief Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, another critic of
President Kagame. Nyamwasa survived the assassination attempt, the
second on his life since 2010.
Speculation over the Rwandan Embassy's involvement in
politically-motivated attacks on South African soil has been rife for
some time.
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