When Did Going Home Become a Crime? The Right of a Sovereign Nation to Reclaim Its Peace

By: Robert Patrick Fati Gakwerere

Since when did going home become an insult or a human rights violation? There is nothing offensive or unlawful about asking someone to return to their place of origin, especially when their presence in a foreign land is both unauthorized, destabilizing, or a national security issue. What the Congolese are saying is simple and straightforward: the RDF, the FDLR, and all non-Congolese elements who are illegally operating within the territory of DRC should return to their country, Rwanda.

There should be no shame in this. In fact, they should celebrate going back to their African “Singapore”, a nation that their bloodthirsty ruler often sings as a model of development, order, and prosperity, a supposed heaven on earth. If Rwanda is truly all it claims to be, as Criminal Paul Kagame and all his mental minions sing, then returning home to Rwanda should not only be welcomed, but embraced with pride, joy, and happiness.

The reality is that the Congolese people are exhausted by endless conflict, foreign interference, and three decades of instability caused by Criminal Paul Kagame’s endless mineral wars. Congolese are merely demanding what every sovereign nation is entitled to: peace, territorial integrity, and the right to decide who lives within their borders. Congolese needs peace, urgently. And a peaceful DRC is not only vital for the well-being of its own citizens, but also carries immense economic, security, and political benefits for the entire Great Lakes Region. Stability in DRC means greater trade, deeper regional integration, and a more secure and prosperous Central and East Africa for all.