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DRC: Uvira's displaced lose hope as US ultimatum on Rwandan troops expires

DRC: Uvira’s displaced lose hope as US ultimatum on Rwandan troops expires

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Thousands of families displaced by fighting in and around Uvira, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, say their hopes of returning home are fading after a United States ultimatum calling for the withdrawal of Rwandan troops from the region expired this week. Despite the diplomatic deadline, clashes on the ground have continued, leaving civilians with […]

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Thirty-Two Years On, Young Rwandans Reflect on Progress, Pain and Hope

Thirty-Two Years On, Young Rwandans Reflect on Progress, Pain and Hope

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As Rwanda marks another Liberation Day, the country’s youngest citizens are at the centre of a national conversation that balances remembrance of profound loss with aspirations for the future. Thirty-two years after the end of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, many of those who now shape public life in Rwanda did not witness the

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Rwanda Maintains Low Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Rate, Latest Health Report Shows

Rwanda Maintains Low Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Rate, Latest Health Report Shows

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Rwanda has maintained a mother-to-child HIV transmission rate below 2 percent over the past decade, even as the figure edged up slightly in the most recent reporting period, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) HIV, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis Annual Report 2024/2025. The report, published by the state-run institution that coordinates the country’s response

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Rwandan foreign minister criticizes US mediation in DR Congo conflict as 'increasingly biased'

Rwandan foreign minister criticizes US mediation in DR Congo conflict as ‘increasingly biased’

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Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has expressed his government’s frustration with the role of the United States in mediating the long-running conflict with the Democratic Republic of Congo, describing Washington’s approach as “increasingly biased” in an interview with FRANCE 24. The criticism comes amid renewed tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa, two countries whose relations have

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DR Congo files case against Rwanda at international court over decades of conflict

DR Congo files case against Rwanda at international court over decades of conflict

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The Democratic Republic of Congo has formally brought a case against Rwanda before an international court, accusing its eastern neighbour of committing a series of violations stemming from decades of conflict in the Great Lakes region. The filing revives longstanding tensions between the two countries, which have been entangled in cycles of violence since the

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Rwanda and South Africa Edge Toward a Renewed Partnership After Years of Estrangement

Rwanda and South Africa Edge Toward a Renewed Partnership After Years of Estrangement

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After more than a decade of uneasy silence, Rwanda and South Africa appear to be cautiously moving toward a renewed bilateral relationship. Recent high-level engagements between Kigali and Pretoria have suggested that both governments recognise the cost of prolonged estrangement and are willing to explore common ground. Observers across the continent have noted that the

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DR Congo: M23 Rebels Hold Goma and Bukavu as Peace Talks Yield Fragile Progress

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Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains firmly under the control of M23 rebels despite a nominal peace framework signed in Qatar in late 2025, with tens of thousands of civilians trapped between advancing militant groups and a stretched government army. Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and home to nearly 800,000 people, has been

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DR Congo and M23 Rebels Agree Humanitarian Corridor; Prisoners to Be Released Within 10 Days

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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group — known as the AFC (Armed Forces of Congo) — signed a landmark humanitarian agreement on Sunday, April 19, 2026, that could mark a significant step toward easing the suffering of millions caught in the crossfire of Africa’s most devastating ongoing conflict.

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Rwanda’s Mozambique Gamble: The Military Intervention in Cabo Delgado That Could Redraw Regional Security

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Kigali | April 15, 2026 Rwanda has dispatched hundreds of combat troops into northern Mozambique, marking one of the most significant cross-border military deployments by a sub-Saharan African nation in recent years — and raising fundamental questions about the future of regional security architecture in southern Africa. The intervention, which began in 2021 as part

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