*Rwandan govt rejects SADC accusations, claims a plot to attack Rwanda* Rwanda says SADC shouldn’t be in DRC and that SADC troops are part of a plot to attack Rwanda. Meeting in Harare on Friday, SADC leaders “noted with concern the recent attacks by the M23 armed group and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on SADC troops, DRC army and civilians”. But Rwanda today denies this, and says SADC “should not be there because they are adding to the problems that already existed”. Rwanda also claims it has evidence that SADC and DRC fighters’ “combat objectives were not limited to defeating M23, but also attacking Rwanda” Rwanda and some East African countries want DRC to reinstate the East African Community peacekeepers that it kicked out in 2023. A joint summit between SADC and EAC is planned. _*– newZWire*_