Tag: rwanda
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Pseudo-Trump Peace Plans fall apart in Congo and Cambodia/Thailand
President Donald Trump has claimed to have solved six wars in the world and is demanding a Nobel Peace Prize. However, two peace deals that he claims to have brokered are not producing the result that he expected. A peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic Congo, signed in Washington, has proven to be…
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Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo sign peace agreement in Washington
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal in Washington earlier today at the US Department of State followed with a signing by President Donald Trump at the White House. The preliminary deal was signed last April. The peace deal was signed by Rwanda Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe and Democratic Republic…
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Opposition but no Opposition
Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando was unanimously approved by Parliament as Malta’s Ambassador to Rwanda, with the Opposition supporting this appointment. He will be a non-resident ambassador, living in Malta, thus giving the appearance that it’s a token role rather than actually something tangible. Nonetheless, the Opposition would have done the right thing by opposing the nomination.…
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Up to 40,000 Congolese flee to Burundi as M23 rebels takeover South Kivu province in the DRC
Up to 40,000 Congolese have fled to neighbouring Burundi after M23 rebels took over the South Kivu province this week. The capital of the province, Bukavu is also in the hands of rebels as tens of thousands of Congolese flee every day. Alliance Fleuve Congo (Congo River Alliance), the political party of M23, has taken…
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels announce capture of Goma city in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have announced their control over the city of Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. They invaded the province last week and forced United Nations peacekeepers to withdraw after attacking them and killing up to 13 of their members. There is calm in the city but…
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Rwanda and M23 Rebels invade Goma in Congo and start a war
M23 rebels along with Rwandan army soldiers have invaded Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). North Kivu is a region rich in natural resources and for this reason it is often targeted by the Rwandan-backed M23 militias. Rwanda is also the biggest smuggler of Congolese natural resources…