Rwanda: Rwanda Shuts 10,000 Churches Under Tough Worship Regulations

The Rwandan government has reportedly closed about 10,000 churches for failing to comply with a 2018 law regulating places of worship, which introduced new requirements on health… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Says It Will Withdraw From Key City of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and DR Congo Begin Complex Peace Process After Signing Us-Brokered Deal

The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have formalised a peace deal in Washington at a summit hosted by US President Donald Trump, though fresh violence raises… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Washington Summit On DRC-Rwanda Relations Aims for Peace Despite Deep Mistrust

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Washington to endorse two long-negotiated agreements, in a United States-backed push to revive a fragile… Read more »

Rwanda: DR Congo and Rwanda Hold Fresh Talks in Washington to Revive Fragile Peace Deal

Following months of tension since the signing of a peace deal in June, delegations from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda are back in Washington this week, hoping to… Read more »

South Africa/Rwanda: South Africa Beat Rwanda to Advance to 2026 World Cup As Nigeria Crush Benin

South Africa won the three-horse race on Tuesday night from African qualifying Group C for a place at next year's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Rwanda as pacesetters Benin lost… Read more »

Rwanda: Organisers Hail Success, Vision of World Cycling Event in Kigali

Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Agrees to Take Migrants From U.S. in Deal That Includes Cash Grant

Rwandan authorities say they have reached an agreement with the United States to take in up to 250 migrants, as part of a new deal that includes a cash grant. The move is part of a… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo and M23 Rebels Say They Will Sign Peace Deal Mid-August

The Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23 rebel group have committed to signing a peace agreement by 18 August, as announced during a ceremony held in Doha on Saturday.… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo and Rwanda On Brink of Historic U.S.-Brokered Peace Deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda plan to sign a landmark truce agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a potential turning point after decades of conflict in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Peace Deal Between DR Congo and Rwanda in Progress, U.S. Says

Congo and Rwanda have submitted a draft peace proposal as part of a process aimed at ending the fighting in eastern Congo and attracting billions of dollars in Western investment,… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda and DR Congo Hopeful for Peace Talks This Week Under U.S. Mediation

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a declaration of principles under the aegis of the United States, setting out a framework for a draft peace agreement to be… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda Marks 1994 Genocide Amid Tensions Over M23 Rebellion in DR Congo

Rwanda is commemorating the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people, most of them from the Tutsi ethnic group, were massacred by Hutu militias. But this year the event is marked by… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi and Kagame Meet in Qatar for Crisis Talks On Eastern DRC

The face-to-face meeting between Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame took place on Tuesday in Qatar, mediated by the emir, in an attempt to find a solution to the security crisis in… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Says Cutting Diplomatic Ties With Belgium, As EU Announces Sanctions

Rwanda announced on Monday it is severing diplomatic ties with Belgium, saying the European nation had "consistently undermined" Kigali during the ongoing conflict in the… Read more »

Rwanda/Congo-Kinshasa: PSG Fans' Petition Keeps Spotlight On Rwanda's Role in DRC and Cash to Top Clubs

Events in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have thrown into sharp focus sponsorship deals involving the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), the French football champions… Read more »

Angola: Angola Indicates M23 Rebels Are Ready to Begin Direct Peace Talks On 18 March

Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on 18 March, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The… Read more »

Angola: Angola Pushes for Direct Talks Between Kinshasa and M23 in DRC Crisis

As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct negotiations between Kinshasa and the M23. Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda Slams UK 'Betrayal' As Sanctions Pile Up From Canada, Germany Over DRC Conflict

A week after the announcement of British sanctions against Rwanda for its involvement alongside the M23 in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kigali is… Read more »

Africa: Presidents Kagame and Tshisekedi Absent from AU Summit

Neither Rwandan President Paul Kagame nor his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi attended Friday's AU meeting. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Resumes in DR Congo's South Kivu Ahead of Crisis Talks

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Declares Ceasefire As DRC-Rwanda Crisis Talks Loom

The armed group M23 has declared a humanitarian "ceasefire" starting this Tuesday in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, while a crisis meeting between… Read more »

East Africa: DR Congo and Rwanda Leaders in Crisis Talks As M23 Tightens Grip On Goma

The leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda are meeting at an emergency East African summit in Kenya on Wednesday as M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan troops, tighten their grip on the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: France Says Rwanda's Offensive On DR Congo 'Must Stop' As Rebels Capture Goma

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels said they had taken control of the city despite the… Read more »