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On 19 January 2023, The Rwandan government claimed that the DRC had a "clear indication" that it was "preparing for war." Rwanda also claimed that the DRC had imported European mercenaries on their behalf. [58] Five days later, on 24 January, a Congolese Su-25 was damaged by MANPAD fire by Rwandan forces after Rwanda claimed it violated its ...
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On 24 January a Congolese Su-25 was damaged by ground fire from Rwanda after Rwanda said it violated its airspace. [124] On 27 January M23 captured the city of Kitshanga causing people to flee and take refuge in the nearby UN base. [125] Kitshanga's capture cut off the road linking Butembo, North Kivu's second largest city, to Goma. [126]
Modern relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have origins that date back to the European colonial era.Sharing a border that is 221 km (137.32 mi) in length, [2] the two countries were both colonial possessions of Belgium between 1919 and 1960, and were impacted by the two world wars.
Conflicts causing at least 1,000 deaths in one calendar year are considered wars by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. [3] This is a list of wars that began from 2003 onwards. Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity .
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Conflict began in 2004 in the eastern Congo as an armed conflict between the military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) and the Hutu Power group Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It has broadly consisted of three phases, the third of which is an ongoing conflict.
3 May – 2023 Rwanda and Uganda floods [2] 7 September – A man is arrested in Kigali, after fourteen people are found dead at his house. Denis Kazungu, the suspected serial killer lured his victims from bars to his house. [3] September – 2023 Rwandan parliamentary election [4]