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DR Congo fighter jet violated Rwanda's airspace on November 7. Previously, DR Congo army shelled multiple rockets on the Rwandan territory, killing and injuring civilians as well as destroying properties.
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Rwanda sends protest note to DR Congo over ‘warplane incursion’

Monday, November 07, 2022
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DR Congo's fighter jet incursion 'unacceptable', Rwanda warns

Monday, November 07, 2022
Sukhoi-25 fighter jet. / Internet photo
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DR Congo fighter jet violates Rwandan airspace - Govt

Monday, November 07, 2022
The Inspector General of Police, Dan Munyuza briefing Police officers set to be deployed to the UN Mission in South Sudan. Courtesy
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IGP Munyuza briefs police officers ahead of South Sudan rotation

Monday, November 07, 2022
Burundi President, Évariste Ndayishimiye meets with the EAC Facilitator on the Peace Process in the Eastern DRC, former Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta to discuss on the current security issues in Eastern DRC. Courtesy
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Uhuru, Ndayishimiye root for ‘comprehensive’ solution for DR Congo crisis

Saturday, November 05, 2022
President Paul Kagame delivers remarks while officiating the pass out of 568 officer cadets at Rwanda Military Academy in Gako, Bugesera District on November 4. Olivier Mugwiza
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Kagame urges commissioned officers to uphold discipline

Friday, November 04, 2022
All photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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Kagame commissions over 500 officer cadets

Friday, November 04, 2022
Heads of Defence Forces in the East African Community (EAC) are expected to meet “as soon as possible” to find a sustainable solution to the rampant security crisis in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
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Regional army chiefs to meet over DR Congo tensions

Tuesday, November 01, 2022
Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Jean-Bosco Kazura receives in his office Brig Gen François-Xavier Mabin, Commander of French contingent in Gabon, in Kigali ,on Thursday, October 27. / Courtesy
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Gen Kazura meets Commander of French contingent deployed in Gabon

Friday, October 28, 2022
Minister of State Prof. Nshuti Mannaseh addresses members of the diplomatic corps based in Kigali, on Wednesday, October 26. Courtesy
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Rwanda closely monitoring DR Congo situation – Minister Nshuti

Thursday, October 27, 2022
Members of the FDLR terror group in Masisi (courtesy photo)
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Rwanda rebuts DR Congo’s renewed rebel claims

Monday, October 24, 2022
Dr Vincent Biruta, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, delivers remarks during the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Rwanda in the United Nations, in Kigali on Monday, October 24. Photos: Craish Bahizi.
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Rwanda reaffirms commitment to global peace, devt

Monday, October 24, 2022
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Rwanda forces discover second weapons stockpiles in Cabo Delgado

Saturday, October 22, 2022
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Rwandan delegation attends Interpol General Assembly in India

Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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Regional peacekeeping course begins at Police Training School

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
RDF Army Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Mubarakh Muganga during the graduation ceremony at the Rwanda Defence Force Command and Staff College in Nyakinama, Musanze District on Friday, October 14. Courtesy
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Over 30 army officers graduate from RDF elite school

Saturday, October 15, 2022
Rwanda’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Robert Kayinamura speaks at the 11th Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly, as he responded to DR Congo’s Permanent Representative, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja. Courtesy
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Solutions to DR Congo problems cannot be outsourced - Rwandan diplomat at UN

Friday, October 14, 2022
Johnston Busingye, Rwanda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, delivers remarks during the London Conference on International Law 2022 on October 11. Photo: Courtesy.
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Busingye reiterates Rwanda’s commitment to global peace, security

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
A Rwandan soldier playing football with a young boy at Escola Primaria Completa de Mute. All pictures by Oliver Mugwiza
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Mute: War-weary folks in this Cabo Delgado village crave one thing

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Rwanda National Police's Chief Supt. Peter Karake hands over 11 million Ugandan shillings to Milindi Kamili, a Rwandan businessman in Uganda that was recovered from a suspected thief, who had crossed into Rwanda on December 3, 2015. The National Police is set to regain powers to conduct criminal investigations. / Courtesy
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Why Rwanda police is poised to get investigative powers back

Tuesday, October 11, 2022