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The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) on Thursday, January 30, graduated 531 Special Operations Force personnel, who completed 11 months of specialized combat training course at the Nasho Basic Military ...
The latest report from the United Nations expert group on the conflict in eastern DRC, released on Wednesday, July 2, ...
According to AFP, between 500 and 1,000 Rwandan special forces reinforced M23 near Goma, while other sources estimate up to 4,000 troops. Despite support from mercenaries, ...
The foreign ministers for Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo signed a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the ...
Rwandan forces are not in Congo en masse, though Rwandan officials acknowledge they have conducted limited special forces preemptive raids to neutralize specific targets. In effect, Rubio has ...
Unlike earlier efforts that focused purely on political dialogue, the US brought in leverage, both carrot and stick.
They said these Rwandan special forces were there to train and support the rebels, and they did not interact with M23 regulars. Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo ...
International pressure is growing on Rwanda as the European Union sanctioned five Rwandan nationals, including the commander of Rwandan special forces deployed in eastern Congo on Monday.
Also sanctioned were Ruki Karusisi, the commander of Rwanda’s special forces, which U.N. experts say oversee M23 units on the ground; and two high-ranking military officials, ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks with the country's government in Angola.
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo's mineral-rich east said Monday they were withdrawing from peace talks this week with the Congolese government, ...