Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration to cease hostilities in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar, aims at addressing deep-rooted conflict causes but faces disagreement over key terms.

A local resident trained through The Hong Kong Polytechnic University's solar panel program installs a solar panel on the roof of a villager's house in Gisagara District, Rwanda, on July 16, 2025. (Photo by Huang Wanqing/Xinhua)

Rwanda has drawn inspiration from South Korea's impressive post-war economic transformation and hopes to expand bilateral cooperation in such areas as technology and people-to-people exchanges, its top envoy to Seoul has said.

Fighting for control of the Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral wealth has killed millions. Trump wants to end it, and potentially reap huge rewards.

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo

The official signing of the peace agreement took place earlier Friday at the State Department and was witnessed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Senior Adviser for Africa Massad Boulos, whom Trump has largely credited with bringing about the deal.

Rwanda is a safe country for Rwandans if you keep your head down and don't ask any questions or challenge anything. The moment you step up and start to question something or have an independent ...

Rwanda Media Commission (RMC) is seeking to influence media policies in the region and advocate for press freedom through its new role of representing the East African press councils on the board of the Network of Independent Media Councils in Africa (NIMCA).