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He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.
His pointed remarks signal that Kigali is unwilling to bow to regional pressure, particularly from South Africa.
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was absent, as had earlier been confirmed by his spokesperson Tina Salama.
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, on Monday in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in mo...
An escalation of the three-year insurgency in Congo since the start of the year has forced around 400,000 people from their homes.
Francois Moreillon, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Congo, told Reuters that a medicine warehouse had been looted.
Three of the soldiers died in fighting at the airport in the provincial capital of Goma on Monday, said officials.
While it is hard to gauge the extent of the support for Nangaa's Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which sees the M23 rebels as their military wing, U.N. e...
In some areas of Goma, a hub for humanitarian operations across the region, residents lined the streets to applaud and fist-bump heavily armed fighter...
The council urged Rwanda and the DRC to return to talks to achieve peace and address issues related to the presence of Rwanda Defence Forces in the ea...
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have quickly gained ground this month in DRC's conflict-riven eastern borderlands and launched an assault on Goma.
Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.
The United Nations said it had started temporarily relocating its non-essential staff from Goma due to the deteriorating security situation.
Congolese forces repelled an offensive on the city overnight by maintaining a defensive line, a Congolese military source said.
The M23 rebels have been making advances towards Goma in recent months, exacerbating the security and humanitarian crisis in the region.
The group further accused MONUSCO of collaborating with "genocidal groups" and launching attacks on densely populated areas and M23 positions.
The boat capsized around 700 metres from port and the causes of the accident are being investigated, he said in a statement.
In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival i...
Given the dire humanitarian conditions of the displaced and local populations, the truce is a most welcome intervention.
