According to a December 2024 report (PDF), soldiers from the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) were in Congolese territory between May 21, 2024 and August 2, 2024. “The facts on the ground and all ...

Nairobi — The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has confirmed receiving 14 captured fighters suspected to be members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) from the Alliance ...

Rwanda has insisted that its defence force’s [RDF] role is to defend borders and not attack civilians. “Rwanda rejects the accusations against the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) made in the ...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he wants ... and detailing the presence of 4,000 Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) troops in the region. The week before, Kagame shocked the continent when he ...

Rwanda views the presence of the Democratic Forces of the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) — opposed to the RDF rule of Rwanda in the eastern DRC — as a direct threat. Kagame has reiterated how ...

Rwanda has responded to the British government claims regarding the security situation in DR Congo and allegations of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) presence in the conflict-ridden country, noting ...

In a press release, the State Department urged Rwanda to return to negotiations under the Angola-led Luanda Process, to cease support for M23, and to withdraw all RDF troops from the DRC.

“Rwanda has never attacked Congo and will never do so. What we have done is to ensure that nothing can cross from Congo and jeopardize our security.” On Feb. 20, the U.S. Treasury Department ...

The French-drafted U.N. resolution "strongly condemns the ongoing offensive and advances of the M23 in North-Kivu and South Kivu with the support of Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF)" and demands that ...

The Treasury announced sanctions against Rwanda Minister of State for Regional ... is a Rwandan government liaison to M23 who orchestrates RDF support for the armed group and manages its ...