Nigerian singer Tems cancels her upcoming concert in Kigali amid conflict
Nigerian singer Tems has cancelled her upcoming concert in Kigali over Rwanda’s support of the M23 arm3d group waging a w@r in eastern DR Congo.
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She made the announcement on X, writing, “So I recently promoted my show in Rwanda without realizing that there is an ongoing conflict between Rwanda and Congo.
I never ever intend to be insensitive to real-world issues, and I sincerely apologize if this came across that way.
I simply had no idea this was going on. My heart goes out to those affected. Conflict is no joke, and I truly hope and pray for peace in this time.”
The concert at BK Arena in the Rwandan capital was supposed to be on March 22nd, 2025.
Tems’ announcement came amid international condemnation of Rwanda’s backing of the M23 group, which seized control of the city of Goma this week in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich east.
The post came hours after M23 leaders vowed to “continue the march of liberation all the way” to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa.
The UK government said on Thursday, Jan. 30th, 2025, that it was considering reviewing British aid to Rwanda over its involvement in the crisis.
DR Congo has accused Rwanda of being against them, in order to profit from the region’s mineral wealth. A report by UN experts in July supported these claims, finding that Rwanda has thousands of troops in eastern DR Congo and holds “de facto control” over the M23.
Rwanda has denied the accusations. President Paul Kagame has never admitted military involvement but has maintained that the f!ghting cannot end until a DRC-based armed group, the FDLR, created by former Hutu leaders who m@ssacred Tutsis during the 1994 Rwandan gen0cide, is eliminated.
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