Rwanda, DRC clash as First Lady’s security blocks officers from Washington hotel elevator Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) threatened to take a new turn on Tuesday following a scuffle at a US hotel involving DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi. Both countries have offered contradicting accounts of the incident. Rwandan authorities dismissed DRC’s claims that its security agents targeted the First Lady and termed the allegations a “gross misrepresentation” amounting to “blatant dishonesty.” The strongly worded statement from the Rwandan Embassy in the US on Wednesday followed a briefing by DRC government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya…