Kabila had originally discounted the possibility of support from Francophone Africa but after a summit meeting in Libreville , Gabon , on 24 September , Chad agreed to send 2000 troops . France had encouraged Chad to join as a means of regaining influence in a region where the French had retreated after the 1994 genocide committed against Tutsi in Rwanda . Nevertheless , Chadian intervention resulted in a fiasco . Its forces were accused of serious human rights violations and looting virtually from their arrival in the country . They withdrew very quickly under international and national pressure and shame
genocide committed against Tutsi in Rwanda
Rwandan genocide
Second Congo War