Sources: Reuters
M23 rebels claim to have captured the city of Goma in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The government says its troops still hold the Goma International Airport and other key locations, and that Rwandan army soldiers are present in Goma. Congolese and Rwandan forces exchange fire along the border. 2025-01-27
Pro-Bolsonaro Brazilian politician Roberto Jefferson wounds two federal policemen with rifles and grenades, who besieged his house in an attempt to arrest him for violating terms of his house arrest. 2022-10-23
The Rwandan foreign ministry announces the reopening of the country's border crossing with Uganda following political tensions between the two countries that led to the closure of the border crossing for three years. 2022-01-28
Rwandan and Mozambican forces retake the city of Mocímboa da Praia, the last rebel stronghold in Cabo Delgado Province. Rwanda had sent 1,000 troops to help Mozambique fight the Islamist insurgency that began in 2017. 2021-08-8
A grenade is lobbed in a Zamboanga mosque in the Philippines, killing two people and injuring four others. No group has claimed responsibility. 2019-01-30
Rwandan accused war criminal Bosco Ntaganda is transferred into the custody of the International Criminal Court. 2013-03-22
A United Nations expert panel reports that although the two governments deny it, Rwanda and Uganda continue to support the March 23 Movement. 2012-10-16
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for a full investigation into allegations that recent killings of opposition figures in Rwanda were politically motivated ahead of the country's election next month. 2010-07-18
A former Rwandan army chief in exile, Faustin Nyamwasa, is shot in South Africa. 2010-06-19
One person is killed and 28 injured in two grenade attacks in the Rwandan capital Kigali. 2010-05-16