Britain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office told Reuters on Monday.Asked if Britain would impose sanctions on Rwanda,

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels launching an offensive in east Congo abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in the city of Goma last week, the United Nations said on Monday.

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday,

A British government minister who suggested that Rwanda had links with the Ugandan terrorist group ADF has retracted his claims after he admitted to the blunder, The New Times has learnt.

The UK is set to introduce sanctions against Rwanda due to its alleged support of the M23 group in Congo. Junior minister Ray Collins confirmed action will be taken soon. Despite Rwanda’s denial, global pressure mounts as the U.

Unlike Nigerian singer Tems, John Legend has defended performing in Rwanda despite its alleged involvement in the DRC conflict

The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled eastern Congo. Its rapid advance has sent tens of thousands fleeing.

The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo faces a deadly conflict with 7,000 deaths since January. The M23 rebel group, accused by Congo of being backed by Rwanda, has made significant advances, causing mass displacements.

Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region.

UN chief Antonio Guterres, at the Geneva meeting, said human rights around the world were being "suffocated" and made reference to horrifying abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

GENEVA - Britain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office told Reuters on Monday. Asked if Britain would impose ...