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Belgian cycling team withdraws from Tour of Rwanda because of conflict in neighboring Congo

Belgian cycling team Soudal-Quick Step has withdrawn its development team from the upcoming Tour of Rwanda because of safely fears over the violent conflict in neighboring Congo. Some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many injured since late January in eastern Congo,

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Team to miss Tour du Rwanda over safety concerns

Soudal-QuickStep pull their development team out of the Tour du Rwanda later this month amid the ongoing conflict in neighbouring DR Congo.

Reuters on MSN · 11h

Cycling-Soudal-QuickStep pull out of Tour du Rwanda due to safety concerns

Cycling team Soudal-QuickStep have pulled out of this month's Tour du Rwanda, citing safety concerns over the conflict in neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Some towns and cities on the seven-stage race's route are close to the country,

Cycling Weekly on MSN · 1d

Soudal Quick-Step to pull out of Tour du Rwanda, safety issues raised

Belgian team were due to field development squad at week long stage race but will now not travel to east Africa, it is understood

Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

Reuters · 1d

Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack

Rwanda said on Friday it had proof of an intended major attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo and denied it was fomenting conflict inside its neighbour's border.

Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

Escalating Conflict Could Hurt Congo, Rwanda Credit, S&P Says

S&P Global Ratings warned that the escalating conflict between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to a credit downgrade for the nations as the cost of fighting weakens both their economies.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rwandan Envoy Alleges Congo Plans 'Large-Scale' Attack Against It From Goma

Following the fall of Goma, new evidence has come to light regarding an imminent, large-scale attack against Rwanda," he alleged, adding that there was a stockpile of weapons around the Goma airport.

UN, Rwanda and M23 rebellion

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu.

SFGate · 1d

UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east

The decision by the Human Rights Council was requested by Congo and agreed to by consensus, meaning no vote was taken. It culminated an urgent session on the spiraling violence in a region where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels recently captured the key city of Goma.

PA Media on MSN · 1d

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

The special session of the Human Rights Council was called by the Democratic Republic of Congo with the support of dozens of countries. The government in Kinshasa urged the 47-mem

devdiscourse1d

Tensions Escalate: Rwanda and DRC's Blame Game

Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...

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Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...

The Peninsula3h

QFFD, GiveDirectly sign USD 5 million agreement to support families living in extreme poverty in Rwanda

On the sidelines of the ECOSOC Partnership Forum, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and GiveDirectly signed a grant agreement amounting to ...

devdiscourse1d

Diplomatic Tensions: Rwanda Rejects DRC Allegations

Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, James Ngango, disputes claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that Rwanda is causing ...

The Africa Report2d

DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...