But is the conflict in eastern Congo a dangerous drama waiting for a spark that will rekindle the ethnic divisions of the past that eventually led to the gruesome death of millions of people?

Kagame’s leadership has been marked by authoritarianism, intolerance of dissent, and a willingness to destabilise neighbouring countries to achieve his goals.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not known peace, stability and sanity, sustainable economic and socio-political ...

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The governments of Rwanda and South Africa must do everything possible to prevent any further escalation. Talks of war should ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...

President Kagame tore into South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, warning that South African troops had no place in the ...

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready ...

Rwandans, Congolese, Africans, and the international community have watched as the predictable drama from Paul Kagame’s ...

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern provincial capital of Goma ...

Rwanda's government, led by President Paul Kagame, has been accused by the DRC and various international organizations of ...