A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda advanced to within two miles of Goma, a crucial provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the first time that rebels have come this close since 2008.

A FRENCH probe into what sparked the 1994 Rwandan genocide appears to exonerate current president Paul Kagame and his Tutsi allies after Paris had previously accused him of triggering the killing of 800,000 people in 100 days.

The man whose heroism in the face of genocide was portrayed in the film 'Hotel Rwanda' was warned today he could face charges of financing terror.

THE United Nations said acts of genocide may have been committed in the DR Congo as it published a hotly contested report yesterday detailing massacres by foreign armies and rebels in the war-torn nation.

At least seven people were wounded after a grenade exploded near a bus station in Rwanda’s capital today, according to local police.

Former US President Bill Clinton presented Rwanda’s leader with a global citizen award last autumn and lauded him for freeing the minds of his people.

A top suspect wanted for orchestrating the killings of thousands of people in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide – including children, hospital patients, priests and even an elderly and revered African queen – has been captured, police said.

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s main rebel leader today promised his support of a ceasefire and UN efforts to end the fighting.

BRITISH Foreign Secretary David Miliband said yesterday he has not ruled out sending troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of a United Nations bid to avert a looming humanitarian disaster.

The European Union is proposing a UN-organised summit of the nations bordering eastern Congo, and says Rwanda and Congo would attend such a meeting.

International envoys converged on eastern Congo to help end some of the worst violence in years as thousands of anxious, hungry refugees struggled to get home amid a fragile ceasefire.

Aid agencies today warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of Congo after fierce fighting between the government and rebel forces.

FRANCE yesterday accused Rwanda of making “unacceptable accusations” by alleging Paris played an active role in the 1994 genocide, but said it was still determined to mend damaged ties with Kigali.

A Spanish judge started proceedings against 40 members of the Rwandan military today on charges of terrorism and genocide.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame has criticised the Oscar-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda for not portraying his country's 1994 genocide accurately.

THE suspected architect of Rwanda’s 1994 genocide begins a fourth week of testimony today, defying accusers in the biggest trial to date over the African nation’s 100 days of slaughter.

FOREIGN Minister Brian Cowen will represent the European Union today at a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda.

Nine years after Hutu extremists tried to wipe out minority Tutsis, Rwandans have voted overwhelmingly for a Tutsi president, with 95.05% casting ballots for incumbent Paul Kagame in the country’s first real presidential election, the electoral commission said.

Paul Kagame took a decisive lead early today in Rwanda’s first serious presidential elections, capturing more than 94% of the vote with half the districts reporting, elections officials said.

Rwandans were voting today in their first presidential election since about 800,000 people were slaughtered in the 1994 genocide.

RWANDAN president Paul Kagame is “unapologetic” about the role his troops have played in the war in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and has said he would send them back in if his country’s security were at stake.

CONGOLESE and Rwandan officials announced they had reached an agreement to end a four-year war in Congo that has claimed more than 2 million lives, but rebel leaders warned that peace could remain elusive.

Congolese and Rwandan officials have announced an end to four years of fighting in a war that has claimed more than two million lives.

AFRICA'S new political union was launched yesterday with the continent's economic powerhouse, South Africa, firmly in the driving seat.