Rwanda, DR Congo

Rwanda says Canadian sanctions over DRC conflict 'shameful'
The M23 armed group -- backed by thousands of Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts -- has taken swathes of the eastern DRC in recent weeks, provoking international condemnation.
Rwanda calls Canada’s sanctions “shameful” over DRC conflict
Rwanda said Tuesday it was “shameful” of Canada to impose sanctions over its involvement in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The M23 armed group — backed by thousands of Rwandan soldiers,
Berlin to suspend new aid to Rwanda over DR Congo conflict
BERLIN — Germany said on Tuesday that it will suspend new aid to Rwanda over an offensive by the M23 group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that UN experts say is supported by Rwandan soldiers.
Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The armed group nonetheless raised several "concerns",
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025.
DR Congo, M23 rebels to hold peace talks in Angola
In December, an initial attempt at peace talks collapsed when Rwanda demanded Congo engage with M23 directly. Congolese Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said that she would only negotiate with Rwanda.
Agence France-Presse on MSN1d
Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic of Congo, military sources told AFP on ...
Twenty Burundian troops have been killed in fighting with the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops supporting it in eastern Democratic of Congo, military sources told AFP on Thursday. "We have ...
The New Times on MSN16h
Nduhungirehe sheds light on Rwanda, Burundi talks
Rwanda and Burundi are engaged in ongoing talks aimed at reaching “a common understanding” and to calm tensions that resulted from the conflict in eastern DR Congo, says the Minister of Foreign ...
From child refugee to Rwanda's reconciliation president
Today, Kagame is president of Rwanda, and he insists on reconciliation between the warring groups. It was an incredible ...
Rwanda says UK still owes migrant deportation funds
It has warned that it would not return the $410 million already paid by London to Kigali. Read more at straitstimes.com.
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops' wives chased from ...
My Zimbabwe News9d
1 year old babies raped in DRC as trapped and surrounded SANDF troops now desperately want to return home… Air Zimbabwe brings 127 soldiers home
A devastating report from UNICEF has revealed the horrific scale of sexual violence against children, including infants as ...
The EastAfrican on MSN11d
South African soldiers endure ‘long walk’ back home from DR Congo war
The human cost of the conflict became painfully clear as it was revealed that fourteen South African soldiers died in combat ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN4d
M23 & Rwanda are trying to redraw the map and it's all about to blow
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...