Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels – who have been involved in a series of clashes with the army since the end of May – allegations Kigali denies.
London sends formal letters to initial group of migrants and refugees telling them they are being sent to the East African country to "rebuild their lives in safety," Home Office says.
Rwanda "will not sit idly by" against any further attacks launched from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the East African nation warns, as tensions between the two neighbours soar.
Protesters in capital Kinshasa seek expulsion of Rwandan envoy over Kigali's alleged support to notorious M23 rebels – a primarily Congolese Tutsi group.
Africa Union chief Macky Sall called for dialogue between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda as tensions escalate between the two countries over a resurgence of the M23 rebel group.
Latest violence comes amid tensions between DR Congo and Rwanda over M23, another rebel group.
The case of Laurent Bucyibaruta is the fourth that came to the court in relation to a genocide that killed an estimated 800,000 Tutsis in 1994.
The UN's refugee agency has urged the UK to refrain from transferring asylum seekers and irregular migrants to Rwanda for processing, saying London is abdicating responsibility.
Fighting between the rebels and soldiers flared up on Wednesday after several days of calm following earlier clashes that led to tens of thousands of people to flee the region.
President Paul Kagame lays wreath at memorial site as the African country commemorates 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed.
For the first time in 40 years, researchers caught a Hill’s Horseshoe Bat, confirming that the bat population still clings to life in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park, a highly biodiverse area.
Aloys Ntiwiragabo, a Rwandan ex-general accused of taking part in orchestrating the Rwandan Genocide, has been residing in France for more than a decade.
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