Lawyers protest Nkunda's 'illegal' detention in Rwanda

Lawyers for Laurent Nkunda, a former rebel leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo, have filed a complaint about his "illegal detention" in Rwanda.

Rwandan court refuses to free rebel leader Nkunda

A Rwandan high court has rejected a bid by the wife of Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda to release him, a rights group said on Friday.

UN chief pledges more help for DRC refugees

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon vowed on Sunday to do more to help hundreds of thousands displaced by unrest in the DRC.

Rebel leader Nkunda will return to DRC, says Rwanda

DRC rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, currently under house arrest in Rwanda, will eventually be sent back to his country, Rwanda said on Saturday.

DRC rebels eye immunity from prosecution

Rebels in the DRC asked Kinshasa this week to grant them immunity for acts carried out during the recent war in the country's eastern region.

Justice bows to politics

As the trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga starts in The Hague, Stephanie Wolters wonders why his former deputy, Bosco Ntaganda, is still free.

DRC, Rwanda armies clash with Hutu militia

The armies of the DRC and Rwanda clashed with fighters trying to retake a village and killed four of them, a military spokesperson said on Tuesday.

DRC's Nkunda arrested in Rwanda, faces extradition

Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was under arrest Friday in neighbouring Rwanda awaiting extradition on war crimes charges.

DRC rebel Nkunda arrested

Tutsi rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has been arrested in Rwandan territory after he tried to resist a joint Rwandan-Congolese military operation.

Optimism over DRC peace deal

A pledge by DRC rebels to abandon a four-year insurgency marks a major step towards ending more than a decade of conflict in the east of the country.

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