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Houses belonging to Tutsis were intentionally set ablaze by Government-backed FDLR and Wazalendo militia last week. Internet

As you make a #Stand, spare a thought for the victims of FDLR/Wazalendo violence

Wednesday, October 11, 2023
East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) Commander Maj. Gen. Aphaxard Muthuri Kiugu visiting the Ugandan contingent’s bases in Kiwanja and Bunagana, in North Kivu Province, in June 2023. The EAC regional force has troops from Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, and South Sudan.
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Kenyatta urges non-military solution

Tuesday, October 10, 2023
The commander of the East African Community regional force in DR Congo, Maj Gen Alphaxard Kiugu, visited Kenyan and South Sudanese troops deployed to Rutshuru Territory, in North Kivu province on August 10, 2023. The regional force occupies positions vacated by the M23 rebels as part of a withdrawal plan called for by regional leaders. Courtesy
Africa

Regional army chiefs to discuss interventions after fighting resumes in eastern DR Congo

Tuesday, October 03, 2023
The United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, speaking on Tuesday, July 4, during her briefing to the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council.
Africa

Risk factors for genocide visible in DR Congo, says UN advisor

Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Members of the FDLR-FOCA, a UN-sanctioned terrorist group that has operated in eastern DR Congo for nearly three decades. The genocidal militia was formed by the masterminds of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Today, along with its splinter groups including CNRD/FLN and RUD-Urunana, the militia is at the heart of the insecurity affecting eastern DR Congo and the region.
Africa

US takes on DR Congo’s Tshisekedi over supporting FDLR genocidal militia

Thursday, May 25, 2023
The New Times

How many foreign forces are in DR Congo?

Friday, May 12, 2023
People greet Sudanese army soldiers loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on April 16, 2023. Fighting between the army and paramilitaries in Sudan has killed around 200 people and wounded 1,800. Photo: AFP
Africa

UN says almost 200 killed, 1,800 wounded in Sudan battles

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
(L-R) US Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs, Robert Wood; Rwanda’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Claver Gatete; UN Secretary General's Special Representative in DR Congo, Bintou Keita; and Congolese permanent representative to the United Nations, Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja.
Security

US calls out DR Congo for collaborating with FDLR genocidal militia

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Biruta addresses members of the National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations, in Kigali on Thursday, March 23. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

Rwanda 'very concerned' over possible genocide in Kivu – Biruta

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Some members of genocidal group FDLR are fighting along the DR Congo army in its battle against the M23 rebel group in the eastern DR Congo. File
Security

Inside the secret DR Congo-FDLR pact

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Members of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) during the assembly in Bahrain on Monday, March 13. Courtesy
Security

How Congolese MPs' Rwanda motion failed at global summit

Monday, March 13, 2023
UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Africa

UN boss silent on genocidal militia but urges M23 to respect ceasefire

Tuesday, March 07, 2023