Foreign involvement First Congo War
1 foreign involvement 1.1 rwanda 1.2 uganda 1.3 angola 1.4 unita 1.5 others foreign involvement map of zaire in c.1996 rwanda according expert observers, kagame himself, rwanda played largest role of foreign actor, if not largest role of all, in first congo war. kigali instrumental in formation of afdl , sent own troops fight alongside rebels. while actions sparked security threat posed zairian-based génocidaires, kigali pursuing multiple goals during invasion of zaire. the first , foremost of these suppression of génocidaires had been launching attacks against new rwandan state zaire. kagame claimed rwandan agents had discovered plans invade rwanda support mobutu; in response, kigali began intervention intention of dismantling refugee camps in génocidaires took refuge , destroying structure of these anti-rwandan elements. a second goal cited kagame, , universally regarded accurate, overthrow of mobutu. while partially means minimizing threat in eastern zaire, chance new rwandan state ...