Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
3 days ago · DRC communications minister, Patrick Muyaya, told CNN Monday that Rwanda’s military presence in his country was well documented, saying, “Kagame is the only voice denying this.”
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in Congo declare a ...
3 days ago · The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the DRC city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid.
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. ... "The DRC is a very big trading partner with [us] because eastern DRC is so rich in ...
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese …
Jan 27, 2025 · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
Jan 28, 2025 · The conflict has its roots in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, which spilled over into Congo, leading to decades of fighting. Like the leaders of Rwanda, M23 is mostly made up of people from the Tutsi ...
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press ...
Jan 26, 2025 · The DRC severed all diplomatic ties with Rwanda amid this week’s rebel offensive. Eastern Congo remains a tinderbox of rebel zones and fighters’ fiefdoms in the wake of two successive regional ...
DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls …
Jan 25, 2025 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict (2022–present)
A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces entered the country to provide military support to the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, including fighting alongside them against the Congolese military (FARDC) and pro-government militias.
UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
Jan 27, 2025 · UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and cease aiding M23 rebels nearing Goma. The conflict, escalating in DRC's east, has ...
Rwanda-DR Congo tension: Shooting of plane an ‘act of war’ - BBC
Jan 25, 2023 · DR Congo has declared Rwanda's shooting of one of its fighter jets an "act of war", amid mounting tensions. Rwanda's government said it took "defensive measures" against a plane that had...