Rwanda (/ruːˈɑːndə/ or /ruːˈændə/ (listen); Kinyarwanda:U Rwanda[u.ɾɡwanda]), officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda:Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French:République du Rwanda), is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east, with numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate to subtropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year.
Congo’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, who was traveling in Europe, decided to return home Friday following the bombings, a statement from his office said. Tshisekedi has long alleged that Rwanda is destabilizing Congo by backing the M23 rebels.
People gather at the side of an explosion in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo.(AP) ... Tshisekedi has long alleged that Rwanda is destabilizing Congo by backing the M23 rebels ... Rwanda denies the claims.
KINSHASA, Congo — A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said Thursday in a statement.
Local officials and media reports in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo say at ... He called on Rwanda and Congo to "walk back from the brink of war,' the sharpest warning yet of a looming conflict.
But the UK-Rwanda deal, having stalled and stuttered before various courts and found wanting for reasons of human rights, has become law with the passage of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.
Rubaya, a key mining town for coltan in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo... DR Congo’s east has been plagued by violence since ... DR Congo army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Guillaume Njike said.