The Rwandan Civil War was a large-scale civil war in Rwanda which was fought between the Rwandan Armed Forces, representing the country's government, and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) from 1 October 1990 to 18 July 1994.

Sep 29, 2020 · Background The roots of the Rwandan Civil War and Rwandan genocide can be traced back to decades of tensions between the two main ethnic groups in Rwanda – the Hutu and the Tutsi. Historically, Rwanda was an independent kingdom ruled by Tutsi kings.

2 days ago · Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye said he had seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda has a plan to attack his country, whose forces have battled Rwandan-backed rebels in neighbouring ...

The Rwandan genocide, also known as the genocide against the Tutsi, occurred from 7 April to 19 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. [4] Over a span of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were systematically killed by …

Mar 19, 2025 · After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing.

A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces entered the country to provide military support to the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, including fighting alongside them against the Congolese military (FARDC) and pro-government militias. Since the Second Congo War the eastern provinces of the DRC have …

Jan 28, 2025 · A Rwanda-backed armed group has seized large parts of eastern Congo, threatening a regional war and a deepening humanitarian crisis.

In just 100 days in 1994, about 800,000 people were slaughtered in Rwanda by ethnic Hutu extremists. They were targeting members of the minority Tutsi community, as well as their …

Jun 17, 2022 · Decades-old tensions between Rwanda, one of Africa’s most effective militaries, and Congo, one of its largest and most troubled countries, have spiked anew along their shared border a few hours’ drive from Rwanda’s capital, Kigali.

Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) rebels invaded from Uganda. A cease-fire was negotiated in early 1991, and negotiations between the RPF and the government began in 1992. In the meantime, revisions were made to the 1978 constitution, and the new document, allowing multiparty participation in the government, was promulgated in June…