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Kagame: US sanctions won’t weaken Rwanda’s defence forces

Rwandan President Paul Kagame rejects US sanctions on the defence forces, defending national security measures and warning of FDLR threats

M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa

M23 rebels welcome SANDF departure from Monusco

M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa accused the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo of failing the people of eastern DRC

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Kagame says South Africa not equipped to mediate in DRC, warns of confrontation

The Rwandan president accused president Cyril Ramaphosa and officials of distorting talks between the two, calling it a mix of attacks, lies, and misrepresentation

German court convicts Rwandan rebel leaders in landmark trial

A German court sentenced two Rwandan rebel leaders to long jail terms for masterminding massacres in eastern DRC from their homes in Germany.

Battles between the army and a rebel militia in East DRC have left at least dozens dead and thousands have sought refuge at a UN base

DRC planning attack on ‘irregular’ Rwandan rebels

The Democratic Republic of Congo army plans an "imminent" attack on Rwandan Hutu rebels based in the powder keg east of the country.

Kidnapped SA worker freed in DRC

A South African working for a British oil company has been released unharmed after he was kidnapped in the volatile eastern DRC.

Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders indicted in Germany

Prosecutors said two senior Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders have been indicted for allegedly masterminding from Germany atrocities in the DRC.

Parties earn vast sums from illegal trade in minerals

Proceeds from the control of lucrative natural resources remain a key driver of the insecurity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.