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Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions

Congo's military says some 3,000 people have stepped forward to join the military's fight against M23 rebels in the country's east

The Independent UK

DR Congo violates Rwanda airspace in "provocation", government says

A fighter jet of the Democratic Republic of Congo's military violated Rwandan airspace on Monday, Rwanda's government said, calling the incident an act of provocation amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between the two neighbours.

Reuters

Hotel Rwanda: a film that proved to be a double-edged sword for Kigali

Paul Rusesabagina is perhaps one of the world’s best known Rwandans. His actions during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi were made famous in the 2004 Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda.

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Congo and Rwanda hold talks to resolve conflict in eastern Congo

Officials from Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda held talks on Saturday aimed at ending a political stand-off between the two countries caused by widespread conflict near their shared border.

Reuters

Raab to bring back British Bill of Rights in bid to curb migrant crossings

The Justice Secretary said the Bill will establish supremacy of UK courts after judges in Strasbourg blocked Rwanda deportations.

The Independent UK

Brits split on whether £600k cost of sending refugees to Rwanda is worth it

An exclusive Sunday Mirror poll shows four in ten voters reckon it is worth the £120million for 200 migrants to be transported to the central African country to have their asylum applications processed

Daily Mirror

Amnesty International demands urgent help for survivors of sexual violence in Tigray

Following the truce deal between Ethiopia's government and Tigray forces, the country looks ahead to peace and reconciliation. But as Amnesty International researcher Donatella Rovera warns, many women were subject to horrific attacks and not enough is being done to make sure they get justice. Also, ahead of the opening…

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‘A complete mess’: small boats a big issue for successive home secretaries

Priti Patel has bequeathed Suella Braverman a situation that has disintegrated into chaos

The Guardian - UK

‘Come to Germany and learn’: Albanian PM criticises UK’s immigration stance

Edi Rama tells press conference in Berlin that UK rhetoric sounds like ‘screams from a madhouse’

The Guardian - UK

Belize rejects idea of ‘inhumane’ Rwanda-style asylum deal with UK

‘We will not agree to accept exported migrants – that is inhumane’

The Independent UK

10 years after rebel occupation, east DR Congo city fears new assault

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - In the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, fears are rising of an imminent assault by a bloody rebel group whose resurgence has stoked diplomatic tensions in central Africa.

AFP

Kenya sending troops to DR Congo to fight rebel advance

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's President William Ruto announced Wednesday that Nairobi was deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive.

AFP

Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak try to outdo each other with anti-migration stances

LABOUR and the Tories have clashed in parliament as their leaders attempted to outflank each other to the right on immigration policy.

The National (Scotland)

Kenya sending troops to DRCongo to fight rebel advance

Nairobi (AFP) - Kenya's President William Ruto announced Wednesday that Nairobi was deploying troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a joint regional operation against a rebel offensive.

AFP

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UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base

Analysts say the loss of the military base is a setback for the DRC’s war against armed groups in the eastern region.

France 24

Hundreds take to streets in DR Congo for anti-Rwanda protests

Hundreds of people descended on the streets of the Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma on Monday, chanting for weapons to fight Rwanda, as M23 rebels continued their advance on the North Kivu province. The protesters accuse its smaller neighbour of actively backing the militia, and on the weekend,…

Daily Mirror

'It's time MPs stop wasting money on cruel Rwanda scheme and focus on ending this crisis'

Mark Davies of the Refugee Council says people claiming asylum in the UK are here for a good cause - with many fleeing their homes in the most dangerous cities in the world

AFP

Thousands protest Rwanda in eastern DR Congo city

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - Thousands of anti-Rwanda protesters marched through the eastern DR Congo city of Goma on Monday, AFP journalists saw, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the surrounding countryside.

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Anti-Rwanda protests break out in east Congo as Kinshasa recalls envoy

Thousands joined anti-Rwanda protests in the east Congolese city of Goma on Monday, denouncing Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels as Kinshasa recalled its interim acting ambassador from Kigali in a further souring of relations.

Bristol Post

The Bristol 3D print shop that helped to halt Rwanda deportations

"I like to think that we had a small part to play in their downfall."

AFP

AU appeals for ceasefire as rebels advance in DRCongo

Nairobi (AFP) - African Union officials on Sunday appealed for an end to the growing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a day after rebels made further progress there and Kinshasa expelled Rwanda's ambassador.

The Independent UK

Rwanda criticizes expulsion of its ambassador from Congo

Rwanda’s government is accusing neighboring Congo of escalating tensions between the two countries

AFP

DR Congo expels Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels gain ground

Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) - The authorities in Kinshasa on Saturday announced they were expelling the Rwandan ambassador as M23 rebels they accuse Kigali of supporting made fresh gains in the east of the troubled country.

Reuters

Congo expells Rwandan ambassador in retaliation for alleged rebel support

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has given Rwandan ambassador Vincent Karenga 48 hours to leave the country in retaliation for Rwanda's alleged support of M23 rebels fighting in the Congo's eastern provinces, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory home secretary warns Rwanda scheme is ‘brutal’ and ‘impractical’

Amber Rudd says the initiative to send migrants to the east African nation should never have been introduced.

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