The British government hopes to send thousands of migrants more than 4,000 miles away to the East African country as part of a 120 million pound ($148 million) deal to deter asylum seekers crossing the English Channel from France in small boats.
March 30 was supposed to mark end of withdrawal of "all armed groups" — around 120 — according to timetable adopted in mid-February by Community of East African States regional force.
Ugandan military says its contingent will be operating from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province and that "we are not going to be enemies of anybody there."
Paul Rusesabagina, hero of "Hotel Rwanda" and a vocal critic of Paul Kagame government, is freed and handed over to Qatar's ambassador in Kigali before he returns to US, officials say.
Troops will not involve in combat operations, says Angolan military, adding it is "solely to supervise the process of disbanding, disarming and reintegrating the M23 forces."
Interior Minister Suella Braverman, who is of Indian origin herself, will meet Rwandan President Paul Kagame and says removal of asylum seekers to the Central African nation could be put into action shortly.
Tutsi-led rebels retreated from several villages in North Kivu's Masisi territory, says an official of East African Community regional force, but some residents say it could be "a false withdrawal."
Angola, which plays as a mediator between the rebels and DRC government, says the decision was taken after consultations with Kinshasa, adding other regional leaders and the UN had been informed.
Former England captain Gary Lineker is temporarily removed from his role as presenter of British broadcaster's flagship football show after likening government's new asylum policy to rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Critics say such programmes turn humanitarian causes into business deals that dehumanise the plight of people trying to escape persecution or natural disasters.
M23 rebels launch offensive in Kirotshe and Shasha settlements, about 30 kilometres west of Goma, a city that lies on border with Rwanda.
Fresh bout of fighting in flashpoint North Kivu province leaves several civilians dead and wounded, hospital sources and aid workers say.
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