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Rwanda’s Kagame looks unshakeable as influence beyond his borders grows
5 months, 1 week ago

Rwanda’s Kagame looks unshakeable as influence beyond his borders grows

The Hindu  

A small landlocked African nation playing in the big league: with military might, image branding and political influence, Rwanda under President Paul Kagame has become a major strategic player with tentacles spread far and wide. Unlike many other African nations, “Rwanda is pursuing a real foreign policy strategy”, says Paul-Simon Handy, East Africa director at the Institute for Security Studies. …

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‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?

Al Jazeera  

EU plans to secure supplies for green revolution from Rwanda are likely to support smuggling of conflict minerals from DR Congo. ITSCI provides suppliers and external auditors with certification guaranteeing that supply chains only include minerals from government-validated mines, with a “bagging and tagging” system designed to prevent conflict minerals from tainting the flow. Global Witness’s Kopp said that, given …

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CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo
10 months ago

CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been on the rise in the conflict-hit eastern DR Congo in recent weeks as multiple armed groups wreak havoc. Armed rebels have killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri province, local sources said on Sunday, in the second such attack in days. CODECO fighters ambushed users of a road near the village of Tali …

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Conflict-weary DR Congo votes on December 20: A guide to the election
1 year ago

Conflict-weary DR Congo votes on December 20: A guide to the election

Al Jazeera  

As the mineral-rich DR Congo prepares to vote for a new president this December, opponents are already crying foul. “The Congolese state is still riven with corruption and he hasn’t done anything visible or immediately obvious to tackle it,” says Richard Moncrieff, a consultant with the International Crisis Group. Barred from standing in the last election because of his mixed …

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Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo
1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors of conflict to meet Pope Francis in Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — It took years for Marie Louise Wambale to re-establish her life after fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army forced her to flee with almost nothing more than a decade ago. But the danger, I would say, even more than for the Pope is for the people,” the Vatican’s ambassador to Congo, Archbishop Ettore …

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M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC
2 years ago

M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Violence from the group has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee in fear from the DRC’s volatile east region. The M23 rebel group, who have seized swaths of territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have pledged to retreat from a strategic front-line position. In a statement on Friday, the rebels announced that it …

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DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them
2 years ago

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government has rejected any direct talks with M23, while the armed group says it has no plans to withdraw. Fighting resumed between troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels in the country’s east on Friday, as the armed group said a ceasefire deal between African leaders “doesn’t really concern” them. But Lawrence Kanyuka, the political …

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Analysis: Rwanda-UK asylum deal may cause regional refugee crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

Analysis: Rwanda-UK asylum deal may cause regional refugee crisis

Al Jazeera  

Refugees and activists from Rwanda and the DRC say the deal could have serious implications for the wider region, especially in the latter which has been described as the “world’s most neglected displacement crisis”. “This partnership builds on Rwanda’s strong record of providing safety to those fleeing danger, with our country currently providing sanctuary to over 130,000 refugees from multiple …

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M23 rebels announce withdrawal from eastern DR Congo villages
2 years, 8 months ago

M23 rebels announce withdrawal from eastern DR Congo villages

Al Jazeera  

Rebels from the M23 group have announced their retreat from villages captured in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo last week following clashes with government troops in the Rutshuru region. Fighting between the rebels and soldiers flared up Wednesday after several days of calm, and rebels from the March 23 Movement took control of around a dozen villages in Rutshuru …

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