European Parliament seeks freeze on EU aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links ...
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As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
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Townsville to host Rwanda reunion 30 years on from deployments
A little over 30 years ago, Australian soldiers were deployed to one of the hardest peacekeeping missions in the ADF’s ...
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On conflict, critical minerals and the need for renewed global leadership
Sibusiso Nkomo, Africa programme manager at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), explains how the ...
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Bring back our troops from the DRC – Mmusi Maimane
The 2024 SADC document explicitly states that the mandate of the SAMIDRC is to engage in armed combat in the DRC. We must stop the distortion of facts. The situation in the eastern DRC has now ...
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Private Security Company Offers To Assist SANDF ‘Push Back’ Against DRC’s RDF Militia
SANDF soldiers are being offered a lifeline after a private security firm offered to take a stand alongside the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping troops in Goma.
Costly DRC deployment leaves families of fallen SANDF soldiers waiting
The families of 14 SANDF soldiers who died in the DRC are still awaiting the return of their loved ones’ remains amid costly ...
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Troop contributors to Congo mission grapple with withdrawal dilemma
Rising casualties in the strife-torn Kivu sees citizens pile pressure on leaders to get their men out of the killing fields.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Goma - Why Rwandan Aggression in DR Congo Must Be Stopped
As the Congolese Foreign Minister recently called for, states could also have restricted Rwanda's ability to export minerals mined from M23-controlled areas. And of course, Uganda could stop ...
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Rwanda Accuses South Africa of Helping Tshisekedi 'Kill His Own People', Pursuing Mining Interests in DR Congo
Rwanda has criticized South Africa's military involvement in eastern DR Congo, accusing Pretoria of fighting on the behalf of ...
Who is looting DRC's minerals? Paul Kagame points fingers at South Africa and Europe
President Paul Kagame was asked by CNN if his country is looting minerals in DRC and he said the people benefitting from the ...
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On Congo Crisis, European Union pushes levers against Rwanda
The EU is backing up the embattled UN forces, railing against Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel group in the latest war.