 Macron's message to DR Congo, own up to your problems instead of blaming others. For over some years now, one of Africa's richest country, the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been facing a cross-bother conflict with the neighboring Rwanda. Heavy hostilities between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda started in 2022, and as a result, there have allegedly been multiple attacks by Congolese and Rwandan forces on each other's land. Many times, Rwandan military have been accused of illegally entering the DRC and fighting there alongside rebels from the Congo. This has caused several tension and accusations pointed and directed to several other countries like France and much more. Hello and welcome to our channel. In today's video, we'll be discussing the recent Joint Press Conference held by French President Emmanuel Macron and Congolese President Félix Chissacadie in Kinshasa. Before we begin as usual, a like on this video will be greatly appreciated. Also, if you are new, subscribe to our channel so as to become part of the Africa Reloaded Community. During the conference, Macron advised the DR Congo leadership to stop living in denial about their country's problems and to stop blaming other countries for their issues. Macron urged the Congolese leadership to look inward and take responsibility for the restoration of their country's military, security and administrative sovereignty. However, Chissacadie urged Macron to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged support for the M23 rebellion. This allegation has been refuted by Kigali. Relations between the two countries had deteriorated in recent years, with Kinshasa accusing Kigali of supporting the M23 rebels' resurgence. On the other hand, Kigali has maintained that the sustained collaboration between the Congolese army and armed groups, especially the FDLR, is at the heart of the insecurity affecting the region. The FDLR is a UN-sanctioned genocidal group that has been based in eastern DR Congo for close to three decades. They have launched several attacks on Rwanda, including in 2019 when their RUV Yurunana faction killed 14 civilians in Musan's district in northern province. A 2022 report by Pohl Institute indicates that the FDLR makes enormous amounts of money through different illegal trade activities in eastern DR Congo. The economic empire of the FDLR is based on illegal exploitation of the country's timber, poaching and collection of royalties for agriculture as well as transport exploitation. Recently, 17 provincial members of parliament in North Kibu asked President Felix Chisakiti to address the issue of FDLR's presence in eastern DR Congo. Peace talks aimed at restoring order in DR Congo have taken place in Nairobi, Kenya, Angola's capital, Rwanda, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and New York, USA, among other places. Regional leaders have called for a ceasefire in eastern DR Congo, and for the M23 rebels to withdraw from territories they are holding, and the FDLR to disarm and embark on unconditional repatriation. Ahead of Macron's arrival in Kinshasa, some Congolese demonstrated outside the French embassy and elsewhere against his trip to their country. They accused Macron of backing Rwanda, which their government claims as supporting the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo. However, some Congolese claim that Rwanda is backing the M23 rebels as part of Kigali's ploy to ponder the country's riches. But this theory is debunked by the simple fact that the country's leaders have never used its enormous resources to benefit its citizens. Despite being endowed with rich natural resources, the second largest country in Africa is among the five poorest nations in the world. According to the World Bank, FDLR Congo is endowed with exceptional natural resources, including minerals such as cobalt and copper, hydropower potential, significant arable land, immense biodiversity, and the world's second largest rainforest. A long history of conflict, political upheaval, and instability, and authoritarian rule have led to a grave, ongoing humanitarian crisis. Thousands of Congolese citizens live in neighboring countries as refugees, while thousands others languish and internally displace people's camps in the country. Emmanuel Macron quickly went on a dense mini tour that took him to Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brasilville, and finally the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, over 72 hours after presenting new ways to codify France's relations with Africa on Monday, February 27th, in Paris. He addressed the issue of violence in the DRC's east, demonstrating notably that the implementation of his concept of partnership, which conveys that France is not coming as a savior, bringing the solution, contains a good dose of ambiguity, in his words at the LSE Palace. In 2021, nearly 64% of Congolese, just under 60 million people, lived on less than $2.15 a day. About one out of six people living in extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa leaves in DR Congo. It is time for the Congolese leadership to take responsibility for their country's problems and work towards the restoration of peace and prosperity in the region. We hope that this video has been informative. Thanks for watching to the end. Please remember to like, share, and subscribe to our channel.