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Rwanda condemned the action, [30] and RwandAir decided to retaliate by cancelling flights to Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Goma. [29] In response to these conflicts, African Union Chairman and President of Senegal Macky Sall said on 29 May that the African Union was supporting a "peaceful resolution" to the tensions. [31]
In late March 2022, the March 23 Movement (M23), supported by Rwanda, launched an offensive in North Kivu against the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), FDLR, and MONUSCO. The fighting displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians and caused renewed tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda .
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]
In May 2022, M23 fighters launched their most sustained attack since the start of their new offensive, overrunning a Congolese army base at Rumangabo. [86] On 13 June, the rebels captured the important border town of Bunagana. [87] [16] On 20 October 2022 the group launched its latest offensive in the east of DRC forcing thousands to escape.
Both the First and Second Congo Wars (which heavily involved Rwanda) devastated the DRC, the damage of which continued to impact the country into the early 21st century. This history of conflict remains a source of tension and distrust between the two states. In January 2025, the DRC severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda amidst the Kivu conflict. [3]
On 15 August 2022, Burundi began sending troops to Kivu in the DRC to fight against M23 rebels, which were fighting alongside Rwandan troops (despite official denials from Rwanda). [ 116 ] [ 117 ] [ 118 ] They arrived as part of the first contingent of EAC peacekeeping forces to deal with the M23 offensive , with Burundians being the largest ...
Rwanda marked the 30th anniversary on Sunday. * In 1990, rebels of the Tutsi-dominated Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) invaded northern Rwanda from neighbouring Uganda. The RPF's success prompted ...
While Rwanda was a Belgian colony administered as a part of Ruanda-Urundi, its security was provided by the Force Publique, the colonial army of the Belgian Congo.As the Congo was due to achieve independence in 1960 and withdraw its forces, the Belgian Special Resident decided to create an indigenous army to provide for Rwanda's security.