The United Kingdom has now joined other EU member states such as Belgium, Germany in imposing sanctions on Rwanda over the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This decision ...

The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African ...

In the face of accusations of illegal exploitation in the DRC, Rwanda is organising a visit to its mines. At the invitation of the Rwanda Mines Board, France24 correspondent Juliette Montilly head ...

The statement was one of many in recent weeks coming from the United States, United Nations, the DRC and Human Rights Watch, among others, to accuse Rwanda of supporting Congo’s M23 rebels.

Nairobi, Kenya – Weeks after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, fighters are advancing in neighbouring South Kivu despite ...

On Monday, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly condemned “the presence of the Rwanda Defence Force in the DRC and its support for the M23”. Canada said it would suspend export permits for ...

Rwanda said yesterday it was "shameful" of Canada to impose sanctions over its involvement in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The M23 armed group -- backed by thousands of ...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he wants ... of his army were in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) or not. This is despite repeated United Nations reports outlining his ...

Germany has halted new development aid to Rwanda and is reviewing its existing commitments in response to the African nation's role in the conflict in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR) has begun hearing a case filed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) against Rwanda for alleged violations of the rights of Congolese in ...

Until now, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has rejected accusations by the DRC, the UN and Burundi that Rwandan troops were involved in the fighting. However, in an interview with the French magazine ...