With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power
Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.
Monitor on MSN5d
Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo as M23 rebels advance on Goma
The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year ...
One lake, two worlds
ON one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset.
Monitor on MSN3d
Angola will attempt to broker direct talks between Congo and M23, presidency says
The Southern African country has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and de-escalate tensions between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led ...
AllAfrica on MSN3d
Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, critics, and civil society activists since capturing Goma in January.
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M23 group says handed 20 Hutu rebels to Kigali
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday said it had handed over to Kigali 20 fighters ...
The East African on MSN5d
How M23 war has disrupted East Africa trade with Congo?
It’s estimated that Uganda used to collect over Ush500 million ($136,000) in revenue from the Bunagana border annually ...
New Vision on MSN19d
Over 7,000 people killed in eastern DR Congo since January – Report
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...