FILE - Rwanda's President Paul Kagame gestures as he gives a press conference after his final election campaign rally at Kigali Convention Centre in Kigali, Rwanda Saturday, July 13, 2024.

M23 rebels take ‘instructions’ from Kigali, as Kampala ‘doubles’ army presence in DRC, says leaked report by UN experts.

Mr. Kagame has dominated Rwanda as a military leader and politician since 1994 when his rebel army marched into the capital, Kigali, during the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people died ...

Congo and the M23 rebel group have pledged to sign a peace agreement by Aug. 18, a sign of progress even as outstanding details need to be negotiated. Representatives for both sides were at a ceremony ...

President Paul Kagame, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), has approved the retirement of nine generals from the army.According to a post on X by RDF on Tuesday, July ...

President Paul Kagame has been the de factor ruler of Rwanda since 1994, when his Rwandan Patriotic Front overthrew a genocidal regime and created a functional country that claims to be a democracy.

The U.S.-brokered deal represents a diplomatic breakthrough. But observers are skeptical it will deliver on its ambitious ...

Congo and the M23 rebel group have agreed to a declaration of principles to end fighting in eastern Congo, a sign of progress ...

A social media post has been making rounds online claiming that Rwanda's Paul Kagame is in a critical health condition. How the RDF has dispelled the rumours.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is seen at a summit of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Sept. 5, 2013. JAMES AKENA / REUTERS file photo ...

Rwanda president unsure if DRC peace deal will hold, warns against ‘tricks’ Paul Kagame gives cautious welcome to US-brokered agreement, but says success depends on goodwill from warring parties.

Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebel group pledged to sign a peace agreement by August 18, at a ceremony in Doha on ...