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Drone strikes and clashes in eastern Congo threaten region's peace efforts

Congo’s government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are accusing each other of violating terms of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending decades-long fighting and bringing a permanent peace in the conflict-battered region

The Independent UK

US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over DR Congo fighting

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal from the mineral-rich region.

Radio France Internationale

US sanctions Rwanda's defense force over support for M23 rebels in Congo

The United States is imposing sanctions on Rwanda’s defense force and senior military officials over alleged support for the M23 rebels in eastern Congo

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Tour du Rwanda: Henok Mulubrhan wins for Eritrea on stage 8, as Moritz Kretschy seals overall

Circuit race around the capital in Kigali delivers a thrilling finish

Cycling News

‘No longer a blessing’ – How Rwanda is coping with increased rainfall

Rain, which millions of Rwanda’s poorest residents rely upon to survive, is increasingly responsible for new threats to their lives.

The Independent UK

Tour du Rwanda: Brazilian Henrique Bravo climbs to stage 7 victory in Kigali

Soudal-QuickStep Devo rider attacks late on hilly finale to take win ahead of Lucas Van Gils and Henok Mulubrhan

Cycling News

6.4W/kg at 16: How Harry Hudson went from pocket-money climber to world champion and Lidl-Trek prodigy in just two years

Cycling Weekly profiles Britain's first male junior road race world champion – a teenager making history in his own quietly formidable way

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Drone strike in eastern Congo kills senior rebel official, escalating tensions

A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike

The Independent UK

Tour du Rwanda: Pau Martí gives NSN Development Team second consecutive victory with stage 2 sprint win

Henok Mulubrhan second, Mauro Cuylits third in Huye

Cycling News

Two dead and six injured after driver of caravan vehicle hits fans at Tour du Rwanda

The Rwandan National Police have launched an investigation into the incident

Cycling Weekly

Two spectators killed, six more injured after being hit by the driver of a caravan vehicle at the Tour du Rwanda

'The Rwanda National Police has launched investigations into the cause' confirm organisers of the Tour du Rwanda in a public statement

Cycling News

Tour du Rwanda: Itamar Einhorn scores opening stage victory

NSN rider takes the win ahead of Hodei Muñoz and Mewael Girmay

Cycling News

International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

The Guardian - US

What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead

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Congo: At least 200 killed in landslide in rebel-held province; govt blames Rwanda-backed M23 group

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Sunday it feared “at least 200 people” had been killed in a “massive” landslide at a militia-controlled mine in the country’s east earlier this week.

The Independent UK

Rwanda sues the UK over controversial migrant deal

Rwanda has said it is suing the United Kingdom to seek payments over an aborted, controversial migrant deal under which the East African nation was to host deported asylum seekers from the European country

Euronews

Rwanda says UK 'intransigence' forced it to sue over funding for scrapped migrant deal

The resettlement agreement faced a string of legal challenges, culminating in a November 2023 ruling by the UK Supreme Court that it was illegal under international law.

Evening Standard

Rwanda sues UK for £50million over abandoned asylum plan

The deal was originally signed by the former home secretary, Priti Patel, and has already cost the UK taxpayer £715million

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Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebels

The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

Goma's residents reflect on life a year after DR Congo city fell to M23 rebels

A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten its grip on the lakeside city. RFI spoke to residents about family loss, trying to adapt to daily life without a…

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M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

The ambiguous legacy of François Mitterrand, France's transformational president

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer tells RFI why Mitterand's ambiguous blend of ideology and power continues to shape political debates, both at home and abroad.

LiveScience

Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda shuts 10,000 churches under tough worship regulations

The Rwandan government has reportedly closed about 10,000 churches for failing to comply with a 2018 law regulating places of worship, which introduced new requirements on health and safety, financial disclosures, and mandatory theological training for preachers.

The Independent UK

UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year

The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year

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