Nairobi — The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has confirmed receiving 14 captured fighters suspected to be members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) from the Alliance ...

According to a December 2024 report (PDF), soldiers from the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) were in Congolese territory between May 21, 2024 and August 2, 2024. “The facts on the ground and all ...

“Rwanda has never attacked Congo and will never do so. What we have done is to ensure that nothing can cross from Congo and jeopardize our security.” On Feb. 20, the U.S. Treasury Department ...

Rwanda has responded to the British government claims regarding the security situation in DR Congo and allegations of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) presence in the conflict-ridden country, noting ...

Rwanda views the presence of the Democratic Forces of the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) — opposed to the RDF rule of Rwanda in the eastern DRC — as a direct threat. Kagame has reiterated how ...

He said it was unlikely that the M23-RDF (Rwanda Defense Forces) coalition will be able to launch a widespread offensive in the DRC while also targeting Kinshasa’s regional supporters ...

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he wants ... and detailing the presence of 4,000 Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) troops in the region. The week before, Kagame shocked the continent when he ...

The US Treasury Department said it had designated the country's minister for regional integration James Kabarebe, accusing him of being "central" to ... Defence Force (RDF), the M23 have in ...

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and the M23 rebel group it supports has raised concerns that the principle may ...

BRUSSELS - The EU on Friday summoned Rwanda's ambassador to demand Kigali pull out troops from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and stop backing an offensive by the M23 armed group.