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Rwanda

Rwanda is a small, landlocked country in Central Africa with a population of around 13 million.

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February 7, 2025

UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict

February 1, 2025

DR Congo: SADC reaffirms 'commitment' amid M23 advance

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Reports & Analysis

M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025.

War in eastern Congo escalates amid international hesitancy

War in eastern Congo escalates amid international hesitancy

Despite comparisons to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there is little push for sanctions or other international measures.
Human RightsFebruary 10, 2025
A group of women and men standing in front of a banner that reads "Joint EAC-SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government"

Leaders across Africa call for end to DR Congo conflict

Leaders across Africa call for end to DR Congo conflict

Talks in Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea come as the fight between the DRC government and Rwanda-backed militants grows.
PoliticsFebruary 8, 2025
Paul Kagame and Gianni Infantino walk at a stadium with a crowd behind. Kagame is wearing a green football shirt, Infantino a blue one

Rwanda turning to sport to polish international image

Rwanda turning to sport to polish international image

A deal with Bayern Munich has put Rwanda in the sporting spotlight. But there is more going on behind the scenes.
SportsFebruary 7, 2025
Bags and other items lie on a street in Goma. A title super-imposed over the image reads "Conflict in the DRC: Who supports whom?"

Conflict in DRC: Who supports whom?

Conflict in DRC: Who supports whom?

With Congo's rebel groups seizing key cities and neighboring nations taking sides, who truly benefits from the chaos?
ConflictsFebruary 6, 202502:34 min
Masked Red Cross team members in white overalls stand among body bags as they proceed with the burial of victims of the fighting in Goma, DRC

DRC clashes leave humanitarian emergency in their wake

DRC clashes leave humanitarian emergency in their wake

M23 rebels have declared a ceasefire in Congo, but the humanitarian cost of the fighting is only just emerging.
ConflictsFebruary 4, 202502:17 min
Protrait picture of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

DRC crisis: What does it mean for South Africa?

DRC crisis: What does it mean for South Africa?

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have turned frosty in response to the conflict in eastern DRC — but why?
ConflictsFebruary 4, 2025
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Soldiers of the Armed forces of the Democratic republic of Congo (FARDC) ride on top of a tank as they advance towards Sake, 25km north west of Goma, on January 23, 2025.

Congo conflict: Who are the M23 rebels behind rising unrest?

The M23 rebels have been active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since 2012. What fuels their ongoing conflict?
ConflictsJanuary 27, 202502:13 min
A woman and three men sitting on plastic chairs in front of a house.

Genocide: Rwanda's village of reconciliation and unity

In the Rwandan village of Mbyo, Tutsi who survived the genocide now live together with rehabilitated Hutu perpetrators.
SocietyApril 15, 2024
Human skulls preserved are exhibited on April at the Genocide memorial in Nyamata

Rwanda marks 30 years since 1994 genocide of Tutsis

April 7 marks three decades since nearly 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutus were killed in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.
SocietyApril 7, 2024
Chantal Uwanyirigira, a survivor of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, seen next to pews strewn with victims' clothes

Survivors remember Rwanda's 1994 genocide

Chantal Uwanyirigira took DW to the Nyamata memorial, her former church and the site of one of the massacres.
ConflictsApril 5, 202404:02 min
Director Samuel Ishimwe is seen from the back as he interviews his aunt in a schoolroom. Cameraman Robert Richter is standing to his right, and Sam's uncle is seated across from Sam.

Rwanda: From colonialism to genocide

A DW documentary traces the arc from German colonial rule to the genocide in Rwanda.
CultureApril 2, 2024
About a dozen competitors at Tour du Rwanda on bicycles

Tour du Rwanda: Probe underway into sexual abuse claims

Rwanda's Investigations Bureau says anyone implicated in sexual abuse will be prosecuted. But will victims come forward?
SportsMarch 5, 2024
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Specials & Events

Black-and-white drawings of a woman's and a man's face

Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda

A new DW documentary follows Samuel Ishimwe's journey to discover what set the 1994 Rwanda genocide in motion.
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