Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
1 day ago · Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... Congolese authorities see the M23 rebels as a Rwandan proxy army driven to illegally exploit eastern Congo’s vast mineral resources, whose value is ...
DR Congo crisis: What roles are Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda …
4 days ago · Rwanda sees Burundi's army as another security threat in eastern DR Congo. The nation that borders both Rwanda and DR Congo has had thousands of soldiers there for years. They went to hunt down ...
M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DRC offensive
5 days ago · The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit.
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s ... - CNN
Feb 3, 2025 · Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · Rwanda says South Africa is in “no position to take on the role of a peacemaker or mediator” in DR Congo. ... "The Rwanda Defence Force is an army, not a militia," Kagame replied on X.
RDF PRESS RELEASE – PROMOTION IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE …
4 days ago · Today, 483 senior officers, junior officers, and other ranks from the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Rwanda National Police… Read more → MILITARY HIGH COURT MAINTAINS THE INITIAL VERDICT OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT TO SGT MINANI
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 United States, France and the U.K. . Yet, the international community has stopped short of putting financial pressure on Kigali to withdraw its support for the rebels as happened when they took ...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Jan 29, 2025 · The experts estimate that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan army troops are on the ground in DR Congo - saying it based this on authenticated photographs, drone footage, video recordings ...
DR Congo: Rwandan Forces, M23 Rebels Shell Civilians
Sep 26, 2024 · Human Rights Watch documented five apparently unlawful attacks by Rwandan forces and the M23 since January 2024, in which artillery or rocket fire struck displacement camps or populated areas...
Rwanda’s Kagame fires slew of military officials in big shake-up
Jun 7, 2023 · Rwandan President Paul Kagame has sacked several high-ranking military officials, a day after naming a new defence minister and army chief in a major reshuffle of the country’s security...