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Rwanda politics revolves around President Paul Kagame and his ruling party, and it matters to Americans because Washington sanctioned Rwanda’s army in March 2026. This guide names who holds the main ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Warring Rwanda and Congo sign first pact at Donald Trump Institute of Peace
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a landmark agreement Thursday at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, where President Trump praised the pact — and the building’s ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: DRC-Rwanda: Can Geneva talks break the cycle of war in eastern Congo?
M23 controls large parts of eastern DRC as Kinshasa and Kigali remain divided over security and sovereignty.
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Political Disputes in Eastern Congo Predate Rwandan Genocide
Long-simmering conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has flared in recent months. A peace conference between rebel groups and the Congolese government aims to end the ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Will new US sanctions on Rwanda tilt the scales in eastern Congo?
The United States has escalated economic pressure on Rwanda, imposing fresh sanctions on companies and individuals it accuses of financing the M23 rebellion through the illicit trade in Congolese ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Africa: Uhuru Meets Kagame in Rwanda As AU Steps Up Eastern DRC Peace Efforts
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Rwanda as part of renewed African Union-led diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: US accuses Rwanda of violating the peace deal as M23 rebels seize a key eastern Congo city
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Rwanda on Friday of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by backing a deadly new rebel offensive in the mineral-rich eastern Congo, and warned that ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Rwanda and Congo Sign U.S.-Brokered Peace Treaty
President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo. By Edward Wong Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Ruth Maclean ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Without Follow-Up, Trump’s DRC-Rwanda Deal Won’t Bring Peace
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Congolese Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner and Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe in the Oval Office, as U.S. Vice President JD Vance and ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Congo and Rwanda sign a US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Republic of ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: Eastern DRC: Félix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of ‘pretending to have withdrawn its troops’
If the “ceasefire is slow to take hold”, the blame lies with Kigali, Félix Tshisekedi said on Monday 22 September. Speaking in New York at a media roundtable on the margins of the UN General Assembly, ...
News Rwanda » Eastern » Politics: EASF Military Exercise Tests Region's Readiness for Crises
An Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) military logistics exercise opened at Rwanda Military Academy Gako in Bugesera District on Monday, October 19, with military, police and civilian personnel in ...