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Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels

Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group has resumed in eastern Congo ahead of potential mediation talks.

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Rwanda shrugs off ‘sportswashing’ criticism in pursuit of a winning development formula

Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected

Paul Kagame appears set to extend his long presidency of Rwanda in an election Monday

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African leaders, global dignitaries mark 30th anniversary of Rwandan genocide

Rwanda President Paul Kagame led a sombre commemoration ceremony in the capital Kigali on Sunday on the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Foreign visitors included the leaders of South Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Central African Republic and Tanzania, as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Former US and French presidents Bill Clinton and Nicolas Sarkozy also attended.

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1 killed in stampede as Rwanda’s Kagame begins campaign for reelection

Authorities in Rwanda say one person was killed in a stampede at a reelection rally for President Paul Kagame in a remote western area of the country.

Rwanda’s leader is concerned over perceived US ambiguity about victims of the 1994 genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says he’s concerned by what he saw as a U.S. failure to characterize the 1994 massacres as a genocide against the country’s minority Tutsis.

Kagame blames the world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide with lingering scars

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwanda commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists.

Rwanda says it killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border, heightening tensions

Rwanda’s military says it has killed a Congolese soldier who crossed the border and allegedly fired at Rwandan army patrols. It’s the latest incident in cross-border tensions between the neighbors.

Burundi closes its border with Rwanda and deports Rwandans, accusing the country of backing rebels

Burundi’s internal affairs minister says the country is suspending diplomatic ties with Rwanda, closing their border and deporting Rwandan citizens.

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi.

Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels

A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo has rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium in a conflict-stricken eastern region, making a final campaign sweep through the country in the lead-up to elections this month.

Rwanda’s president says he’ll run for a fourth term and doesn’t care what the West thinks about it

Rwanda’s president says he will run for a fourth term next year and that “what the West thinks is not my problem,” after the United States and others criticized the earlier lifting of term limits to extend his rule.