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Tour du Rwanda: Itamar Einhorn scores opening stage victory

NSN rider takes the win ahead of Hodei Muñoz and Mewael Girmay

Cycling News

International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

The Guardian - US

What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead

The Independent UK

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Congo: At least 200 killed in landslide in rebel-held province; govt blames Rwanda-backed M23 group

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Sunday it feared “at least 200 people” had been killed in a “massive” landslide at a militia-controlled mine in the country’s east earlier this week.

The Times of India

Rwanda sues the UK over controversial migrant deal

Rwanda has said it is suing the United Kingdom to seek payments over an aborted, controversial migrant deal under which the East African nation was to host deported asylum seekers from the European country

The Independent UK

Rwanda says UK 'intransigence' forced it to sue over funding for scrapped migrant deal

The resettlement agreement faced a string of legal challenges, culminating in a November 2023 ruling by the UK Supreme Court that it was illegal under international law.

Euronews

Rwanda sues UK for £50million over abandoned asylum plan

The deal was originally signed by the former home secretary, Priti Patel, and has already cost the UK taxpayer £715million

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Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebels

The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Goma's residents reflect on life a year after DR Congo city fell to M23 rebels

A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten its grip on the lakeside city. RFI spoke to residents about family loss, trying to adapt to daily life without a…

Radio France Internationale

M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

The ambiguous legacy of François Mitterrand, France's transformational president

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer tells RFI why Mitterand's ambiguous blend of ideology and power continues to shape political debates, both at home and abroad.

Radio France Internationale

Science history: Dian Fossey found murdered, after decades protecting gorillas that she loved — Dec. 27, 1985

Dian Fossey was a zoologist who spent decades studying the elusive mountain gorillas of Congo and Rwanda before she was murdered.

LiveScience

Rwanda shuts 10,000 churches under tough worship regulations

The Rwandan government has reportedly closed about 10,000 churches for failing to comply with a 2018 law regulating places of worship, which introduced new requirements on health and safety, financial disclosures, and mandatory theological training for preachers.

Radio France Internationale

UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year

The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year

The Independent UK

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UN mulls new mandate for DR Congo peacekeepers at critical moment for conflict

With hostilities once again flaring in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations is weighing another extension of its Monusco peacekeeping mission when its mandate expires this month. Though the UN had been charting a progressive withdrawal, renewed fighting and an international push for peace look set to…

The Independent UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim they have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira

The Independent UK

Rwanda-back M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo

M23 rebels have announced they will withdraw from Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

DRC: M23 says it will withdraw from key city of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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The Independent UK

Fear grips Congo's Uvira as M23 rebels take control, displacing 200,000

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group

The Independent UK

US accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal as M23 rebels seize key city in eastern Congo

The United States accuses Rwanda of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a new offensive in eastern Congo

Radio France Internationale

Bank of France sued over alleged complicity in Rwanda genocide

A complaint has been filed against the Banque de France, the country’s central bank, for having authorised wire transfers that allegedly facilitated the arming of Hutu forces during the 1994 Rwanda genocide.

The Independent UK

Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

Regional officials report that more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they have captured key city in eastern DRC

Rebel spokesperson claims Uvira ‘fully liberated’ as offensive continues despite Trump-brokered peace deal

Radio France Internationale

M23 tightens grip on key DR Congo city in 'middle finger' to US

The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the United States after the signing of a peace deal in Washington a week ago.

The Guardian - UK

UK joins call for Europe’s human rights laws to be ‘constrained’

Britain aligns with some of Europe’s hardline governments in calling for change to allow Rwanda-style migration deals

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