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East Africa leaders agree on regional troop deployment for DRC

Seven-member East African bloc holds talks in Nairobi on an upsurge of violence in the volatile eastern region of Democratic Republic of Congo that has ensnared neighbouring countries.

Rwanda seeks to exploit DRC’s ‘gold, cobalt resources’

Democratic Republic of Congo President Tshisekedi said that the security situation in the country's eastern region has deteriorated amid fights with Rwandan "terrorist gangs"

DRC accuses Rwanda of 'arming' M23 rebels, seeks Belgium's help

Kinshasa vows to defend "every centimetre of our territory", a day after rebels of the M23 group — which DRC alleges is funded by Kigali — seized eastern Bunagana town near the Ugandan border.

UN urges warring parties to 'immediately' cease violence in DRC

Recurring tensions between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda flared anew last month amid violent clashes along the border between the two African countries.

DRC's Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels

Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels – who have been involved in a series of clashes with the army since the end of May – allegations Kigali denies.

Rwanda vows to retaliate if attacked in dispute with DRC

Rwanda "will not sit idly by" against any further attacks launched from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the East African nation warns, as tensions between the two neighbours soar.

Rwanda-Uganda border reopens, signalling thaw in relations

Rwanda has opened the main Gatuna crossing post after three years, as a step towards repairing ties that had been soured by various rival accusations of espionage, abductions and meddling.

France was a ‘collaborator’ in the 1994 Rwanda genocide

A damning report points out that France helped build the institutions responsible for one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.

Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies

Efforts to exhume bodies are challenged by the African nation's coronavirus-related lockdown, as it marks 26th anniversary of genocide that killed around 800,000.

Tech firm pits African-made smartphones against Chinese mobiles in Rwanda

Mara Group hopes a locally-produced smartphone, made in South Africa and Rwanda, will compete against the might of China's Tecno, which sells more handsets to Rwandans than any other company.

Home remains no-go area for many Rwandan refugees 25 years after genocide

Many Rwandan refugees continue to refuse returning home despite a UN decision to terminate their refugee status. They fear state reprisals but Kigali says only those with 'criminal records' aren't returning.

Allow us to grieve

The Rwandan Embassy has taken exception to an article published in TRT World. This is a rebuttal from the Rwandan Ambassador to Turkey, His Excellency Williams Nkurunziza.