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Rwanda: French ‘Secret Agent’ At Heart Of Tutsi Genocide

By Mathieu Olivier October 22, 2026 After leaving the French gendarmerie for the private sector, Paul Barril, who died on Tuesday, became a notorious figure in Africa, particularly because of his ties to the Rwandan regime responsible for the 1994 genocide. Former gendarmerie captain Paul Barril. (File photo: 22 August 1994) © REUTERS Some placed him among the Affreux, the European mercenaries, mainly French, Belgian and Italian, who operated across Africa from the early 196

The Africa Report

6 days ago

DR Congo,South Kivu: 12,000 households displaced by civil war

Actualité.cd October 21, 2026 Thousands of residents of Kaziba, in the territory of Walungu, in South Kivu fleeing clashes between the RFN and the FARDC supported by the wazalendo are traveling to neighboring chiefdoms and villages, local sources report. According to figures provided by local sources, more than 12,000 households have fled the fighting which has lasted for more than a week. "The displaced are very numerous, more than 12,000 households", a local development org

Actualité.cd

6 days ago

Explainer: Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?

Reuters Clement Bonnerot October 16, 2026 Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila talks as he holds discussion with the religious leaders to help find a "solution" to the crisis in the country's eastern regions, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized significant territory, in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former president Kabila named head of Rwanda-backed group Move puts a high-profile Congoles

Reuters

Oct 16

UN Says ‘Window Of Opportunity’ For Peace In DRC

The envoy lauds the progress in diplomatic efforts despite the worsening security and humanitarian situation. By AFP Published On 14 Oct 2026 Armed security personnel keep watch during a collective memorial service organised by the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) and the M23 armed group in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on January 8, 2026 [Moise Kasereka/EPA] A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” f

AFP (Agence France-Press)

Oct 14

African Union Delegation Meets Congo Rebels, Calls for Continued Peace Efforts

Reuters October 7, 2026 Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Work Zewde, both African Union facilitators, attend a meeting as part of mediation efforts to discuss the peace process in efforts to negotiate an end to the war with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 5, 2026. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi Former Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Ethiopia's President Sahle-Wor

Reuters

Oct 9

DRC: M23 abuses miners, traffics gold and coltan to Rwanda

Amnesty International reports that Rwanda-backed M23 fighters abused artisanal miners in eastern DRC while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan into Rwanda.

Amnesty International

Oct 2

Ex-Rwandan Official Appears At UK Trial Over 1994 Genocide

By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, AP and Reuters September 22, 2026 Prosecutors allege Vincent Brown incited and directed acts of violence during the early days of the Rwandan genocide. Hundreds of human skulls are on display at a memorial to the 1994 Rwandan genocide [File: Joe McNally/Getty Images] A former Rwandan official has appeared in a court in the United Kingdom after being charged with ordering six killings during the first week of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Vincent Brow

Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, AP and Reuters

Sep 22

DR Congo and M23 rebels sign framework for peace in Qatar

Natasha Booty and BBC World Service Newsroom Congolese envoy Sumbu Sita Mambu shook hands with M23 secretary Benjamin Mbonimpa at the signing in Doha. AFP via Getty Images Rwandan-backed M23 rebels and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed a framework for peace in the east of the country. The ceremony was held in Qatar, which, along with the US and the African Union, has been trying to mediate an end to decades of conflict in the resource-rich region

BBC News

Dec 2, 2025