Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC
1 day ago · The group, backed by thousands of troops from neighbouring Rwanda, seized Goma, the main city in eastern DRC, last week, with the United Nations estimating 900 people were killed, while hundreds ...
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
2 days ago · DRC communications minister, Patrick Muyaya, told CNN Monday that Rwanda’s military presence in his country was well documented, saying, “Kagame is the only voice denying this.”
Rwanda-backed rebels declare ceasefire after deadly capture of ...
1 day ago · Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have declared a unilateral ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. The M23 rebel group announced on Monday that ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in Congo declare a ...
1 day ago · The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the DRC city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid. The rebels said the ceasefire would ...
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press ...
Jan 26, 2025 · The DRC severed all diplomatic ties with Rwanda amid this week’s rebel offensive. Eastern Congo remains a tinderbox of rebel zones and fighters’ fiefdoms in the wake of two successive regional ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda relations - Wikipedia
Modern relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have origins that date back to the European colonial era. Sharing a border that is 221 km (137.32 mi) in length, [2] the two countries were both colonial possessions of Belgium between 1919 and 1960, and were impacted by the two world wars.
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese …
Jan 27, 2025 · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict (2022–present)
A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces entered the country to provide military support to the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, including fighting alongside them against the Congolese military (FARDC) and pro-government militias.
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
6 days ago · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. ... "The DRC is a very big trading partner with [us] because eastern DRC is so rich in ...
What is the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo about - and …
Jan 27, 2025 · The DRC has now severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda. A "declaration of war" by the DRC against Rwanda would risk turning "into a regional conflict in East Africa", according to Darren Davids, an ...