Rwanda Takes Britain to the Hague

Rwanda's Justice Minister, Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, opened the country's case against the United Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration this week, seeking £100...

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UN Presses AFC/M23 to Respect Humanitarian Space in Goma

The UN's senior humanitarian official in the DRC visited Goma this week and held direct talks with the AFC/M23 leadership, urging unimpeded access for...

AFC/M23 Accuses Kinshasa of Escalating Fighting in South Kivu

AFC/M23 has accused the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), along with their allies, of escalating fighting in South Kivu. The group...

AFC/M23 Appeals to Goma’s Muslim Community to Champion Peace among Congolese

The political coordinator of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), Corneille Nangaa, has called on the Muslim community in Goma town to play a leading...

EU Looks to Mozambique to Keep Rwanda’s Army Funded

According to exclusive reporting, Brussels is considering routing funds to Maputo, which would pass an equivalent sum to Kigali, to avoid direct transactions with...

DR Congo, Rwanda Agree to De-escalate Tensions

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have agreed to de-escalate tensions and accelerate progress in implementing the Washington Peace Agreement, part...

UN Presses AFC/M23 to Respect Humanitarian Space in Goma

The UN's senior humanitarian official in the DRC visited Goma this week and held direct talks with the AFC/M23 leadership, urging unimpeded access for...

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Rwanda Takes Britain to the Hague

Rwanda's Justice Minister, Dr Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, opened the country's case against the United Kingdom at the Permanent Court of Arbitration this week, seeking £100...

The Meeting Bujumbura Didn’t Have to Make Public

President Ndayishimiye of Burundi, the African Union's Chairperson, and a key military actor in South Kivu, held an unprecedented formal meeting with a Banyamulenge...

Congolese Refugees Open Businesses in Rwanda’s Oldest Camp amid Aid Cuts

Forty-five-year-old Abel Nsengamungu, a father of five, is among hundreds of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda’s oldest camp who are now running small businesses...

No Funding, No Troops

Kigali escalates its war of words with Western partners, warning it will withdraw thousands of soldiers from Cabo Delgado if EU funding lapses and...

War Crimes Inquiry Opened After Goma Drone Strike Kills French Aid...

France's national anti-terrorism prosecutor's office has opened a war crimes investigation following the death of Karine Buisset, a 54-year-old French UNICEF humanitarian worker killed...