Kigali accuses its colonial master of “an aggressive campaign together with DRC” to sabotage access to its development ...

The government announced on Tuesday, February 19, that it suspended its development cooperation with Belgium, citing the Belgian government’s aggressive campaign to sabotage Rwanda’s access to ...

The capture of Goma by M23 rebels attracted much noise from western countries and especially the European Parliament. The UN Security Council also held sessions after the fall of Goma, where the UN ...

Belgium has a particularly unsavoury history of colonialising certain African countries and this continues to be a bone of ...

Rwanda's President Kagame denies involvement in the DRC conflict, despite evidence. Global leaders call for peace talks as tensions rise.

Advocates call for artist boycotts and public pressure on Rwanda over the resource-driven conflict in the DRC.

M23 rebels, regional tensions, and international pressure shape the ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, worsening instability.

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Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals. Displaced ...

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after decades of fighting. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal.