DRC President Accuses Ex-Leader Kabila of Being a Rwandan Proxy

President Felix Tshisekedi accused former president Joseph Kabila of acting as a Rwandan proxy while Kabila has taken a direct role in the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Tshisekedi told lawmakers that Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame had sent his proxy to lead the offensive, and he described Kabila as a coward in a speech broadcast by the Congolese presidency.