The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to pass them off as newly-captured rebels linked to the Rwandan genocide.
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
The M23 rebel group has handed over an armed rebel general to Rwanda, a move raising questions about regional stability.
In February 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution agreeing to establish a fact-finding mission on the ...
The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) has confirmed receiving 14 captured fighters suspected to be members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) from the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 ...
Many of the world’s rare minerals are in the DRC. Western companies are heavily involved in mining them. They prefer a weak government in ...