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The Rwanda Defence Force has sent military personnel in the multinational exercise codenamed Justified Accord 23 (JA23) from February 13 to 24. COURTESY
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RDF participates in multinational exercise

Thursday, February 16, 2023
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DR Congo soldiers open fire at Rwanda border post – RDF

Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Lt Col Guillaume Rutayisire, the Rwanda security forces (RSF) civil military cooperation officer, squats as he gives books to pupils at Escola Primaria Completa de Mute in Palma district, on Monday, February 13, 2023.
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PHOTOS: Rwanda security forces in Mozambique donate scholastic material to schools

Monday, February 13, 2023
The East Africa Community Chiefs of Defence Forces/ Chiefs of Defence Staff on February 9, 2023, held a meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to address the peace and security challenges in eastern DR Congo.
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EAC army chiefs order full deployment to DR Congo

Saturday, February 11, 2023
(L-R) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Jean Bosco Kazura, Minister for Defence, Maj Gen Albert Murasira , Christoph Retzlaff, the Director for Sub-Saharan Africa and Sahel in the German Foreign Office and Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Rwanda Dr. Thomas Kurz pose for a photo after a meeting in Kigali. Courtesy
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Address root causes of DR Congo crisis – Germany

Friday, February 10, 2023
President Kagame addressing diplomats accredited to Rwanda during a gala dinner
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VIDEO - DR Congo: Kagame calls out international community on political, diplomacy hypocrisy

Thursday, February 09, 2023
A scene of tragedy where some congolese extremists in demonstrations turn into systematic attacks and looting of Tutsi property and churches in DR Congo on February 6. Courtesy.
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Leaked footage, violence raise fresh questions over Kinshasa's intentions

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
A screenshot of a video where demonstrators set on fire a convoy of the UN mission, MONUSCO, on Tuesday, February 7. Courtesy
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DR Congo: Three killed as rioters torch UN convoy

Wednesday, February 08, 2023
An abandoned Petite Barriere border post in Rubavu on Monday February 6. Normally it is a beehive of activity as it is used by tens of thousands daily, mainly cross-border traders All photos by Germain Nsanzimana
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Rising riots in Goma hinder cross-border trade

Monday, February 06, 2023
EAC Summit Chairperson, President Evariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi, talks to the EAC Secretary General, Peter Mathuki, during the Extra-Ordinary Summit in Bujumbura on Saturday, February 4, 2023.
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Nine key resolutions from EAC leaders’ Summit on DR Congo crisis

Sunday, February 05, 2023
President Paul Kagame arriving in Bujumbura to join other Heads of State of the EAC for a meeting to evaluate the security situation in eastern DR Congo on Saturday, February 4. Photos by Urugwiro Village
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Kagame joins EAC leaders in Bujumbura over DR Congo crisis 

Saturday, February 04, 2023
EAC Heads of States at High Level Consultative Meeting on Eastern DRC,in Sharm El-Sheikh, on November 7, 2022 . They will meet in Bujumbura, Burundi,on February 4, to evaluate the security situation in DR Congo. Courtesy
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EAC Heads of State to meet in Bujumbura over DR Congo crisis

Friday, February 03, 2023
A group photo of Defence Attachés accredited to Rwanda with RDF officers after a security briefing at Rwanda Defence Force Headquarters in Kimihurura on February 2. Courtesy
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RDF briefs defense attaches on Mozambique, CAR operations

Friday, February 03, 2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vincent Biruta meets with the United States Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, in Washington, on Wednesday, February 1. Courtesy
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Biruta, US Deputy Secretary of State discuss DR Congo situation

Thursday, February 02, 2023
The M23 rebel group handing over Kibumba territory to the EAC force in DRC led by Kenyan Maj. Gen Jeff Nyagah as they withdraw from Kibumba in DR Congo. Courtesy
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Rwanda ‘not surprised’ by DR Congo expelling officers from regional body

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Uhuru Kenyatta, former President of of Kenya and Facilitator of the EAC-Led Nairobi Peace Process in a group photo with the EAC Technical Advisory Team at a meeting on the current state of affairs
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Kenyatta calls urgent meeting as DR Congo situation worsens

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Lt Col Innocent Nkubana, one of the RDF officers who completed the course on the prevention of recruitment and use of child soldiers, seen here speaks to journalists at the Rwanda Peace Academy (RPA) in Musanze District, on Friday, January 27. Courtesy
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Rwandan security officers urged to lead fight against use of child soldiers 

Saturday, January 28, 2023
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation minister Dr Vincent Biruta addresses the Chamber of Deputies on Rwanda’s relations with other East African Community partner states on Thursday, January 26. Courtesy
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Rwanda ready to protect its sovereignty – Foreign Minister

Friday, January 27, 2023
Ambassador Clever Gatete, Rwanda’s permanent representative to the United Nations speaks at an open debate of the Security Council on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Courtesy
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DR Congo situation remains a threat to regional peace – Amb Gatete

Friday, January 27, 2023
A Sukhoi-25 fighter jet from DR Congo violated Rwanda’s airspace on Tuesday, January 24, prompting Rwanda to take defensive measures. It was the third such incident involving a Congolese Sukhoi-25 fighter jet in three months. File
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DR Congo’s warplane incursion an act of war – analysts

Thursday, January 26, 2023