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Rwanda says FDLR threat justifies its continued involvement in eastern DRC, as efforts to verify a ceasefire advance.
News Rwanda » Eastern: Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo's president called for a ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
When Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week, it prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. and western nations, including the ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: Burundi retreats, Uganda enters fray as Rwanda-backed M23 fight on in DRC
Analysts fear violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could escalate, reminiscent of Second Congo War (1998-2003), which involved several African nations and led to millions of deaths due to ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: Akagera National Park’s lakes and savannahs in eastern Rwanda
Akagera National Park in eastern Rwanda brings together open savannah, papyrus-fringed lakes and gently rising hills along the border with Tanzania, creating a distinctive African ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: US accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal as rebels seize key city in eastern Congo
The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by backing a new and deadly offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo and warned that the Trump administration ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: US Condemns Rwanda's Support of Armed M23 Rebels in Eastern Congo, Calls for Troop Withdrawal
The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda's support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
KAMPALA, Uganda — U.K. authorities said Tuesday that they were punishing Rwanda over its alleged support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo. The measures include pausing ...
News Rwanda » Eastern: Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo, residents say
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a ...