Rights group says M23, Rwandan army committed killings, rapes in Congo’s Uvira
M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern ...
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M23 pulls back from eastern DRC towns as ceasefire pressure mounts
Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have withdrawn from several areas of the violence-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Rwandan President Paul Kagame tours Botswana diamond hub
Wrapping up a state visit to Botswana, Rwandan President Paul Kagame turned his attention to the country’s economic powerhouse, the ...
Amnesty accuses ADF fighters of war crimes in eastern DR Congo
Amnesty International on Tuesday accused militants in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to the Islamic State (IS) group of "rampant" war crimes ...
DRC: US sanctions Joseph Kabila over alleged M23 support
The United States has imposed sweeping sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, accusing him of providing ...
DR Congo army launches disarmament push against Rwanda genocide-linked militia
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has announced the start of a disarmament push against a militia linked to Rwanda’s ...
Rwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique’s insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado
Rwanda warned on Saturday that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where they are ...
US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over east Congo fighting
The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in ...
DR Congo’s Kisangani airport attacked by suspected rebel drones, authorities say
Drones have attacked the airport serving Kisangani, a strategic city in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo far from active front ...
Closing arguments begin in appeal trial of accused Franco-Rwandan génocidaire
The four-week Paris appeal trial of an accused Franco-Rwandan génocidaire started hearing closing arguments on Wednesday. Experts testified that Claude ...