From Rwanda to Ukraine, despots are fanning flames of tragedy
There is a pattern of nations whose difficult histories have resulted in authoritarian governments peddling grievance.
UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.
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Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo
The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its ...
How a Camel Herder Became Leader of a Rampaging Gang Accused of Genocide
The genocide the U.S. says is under way in Sudan started like this: In 2002, bandits attacked a caravan led by a young herder ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire
The ceasefire announcement by the M23 rebels came shortly after the UN health agency said at least 900 people were killed in ...
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...