Trump says crisis between Rwanda and DRC is a 'very serious problem'
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday described the crisis between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo as a "very serious problem." During a news conference about an air collision in Washington,
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwanda's Kagame Defiant on Criticism of East Congo Offensive; Rebels Push South
French minister visiting Congo and Rwanda to try to end crisis
France's foreign minister was due in Rwanda on Thursday after talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to prevent a regional escalation following the capture of the eastern Congolese city of Goma by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops.
Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo
What has been a slow-burn crisis in eastern DRC has again exploded into the open. Kagame appears to have calculated that a change of US administration is a good time to strike. A peace process mediated by Angola and sponsored by the US collapsed in the dying days of Joe Biden’s administration.
Rwanda and South Africa race to bring F1 back to Africa
Rwanda and South Africa hope to host an African grand prix for the first time since 1993, but several expensive obstacles stand in their way.
Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.
Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion flee to Rwanda after facing terrible choice
Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo's escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo's interior and seek the protection of a weak army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda,
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.
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Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
Vladimir Putin grabbed Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used local separatist forces, which Russia armed, supplied and directed. These forces, he claimed,
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.
Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says
(Reuters) - Rwanda, which diplomats say backs M23 fighters who seized Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo this week, called on Wednesday for a ceasefire across eastern Congo and for Congo to negotiate with the rebels while denying Rwandan troops were involved.
Rwanda's Kagame slams criticism of east Congo offensive as rebels push south
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who were pushing south on Thursday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after capturing the major city of Goma.