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War in eastern DRC — the rumble in the jungle that keeps rumbling

On 4 December 2025, Rwanda’s lean, spare president Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi — known at home as “Fatshi” — sat in the Oval Office on either side of Donald Trump, who ...
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Rwanda, DRC agree to ease tensions after talks in Washington

The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed during talks in Washington to take "concrete steps" to ease tensions and advance a peace accord struck last year, a joint statement said. Conflict in ...
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After US sanctions on its army, will Rwanda back down in Congo’s war?

The US Treasury sanctioned the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and four of its senior officers this week for alleged complicity in “actions or policies that threaten the peace, security or stability” of ...
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Rwanda-DRC tensions escalate after hotel scuffle involving First Lady

President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi listen as US President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony of a peace deal at the ...
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Killings, Sexual Violence, and Abductions by the M23 and Rwandan Forces in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo

The M23 armed group and the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) committed numerous serious violations of international humanitarian ...
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Why peace on the ground remains elusive despite Washington Accord on DRC conflict

A recent interview by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame by the news magazine Jeune Afrique has been doing the rounds on social media. In it, Kagame declares that he will not bow to external pressure and ...