The Latest Breaking News from Rwanda

Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pillaging of its natural resources in eastern Congo by the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.

Exclusive: Home secretary was the director of a charity providing training to Rwandan government lawyers for five years

Prime minister uses summit address at Council of Europe in Reykjavik to talk of need to confront ‘illegal migration’

The PM is set to meet the head of the European Court of Human Rights, Siofra O'Leary in a desperate bid to get the deportation flights - branded a "gimmick" by critics - in the air

Council of Europe summit won’t be used to reform court rules, says host nation’s minister in blow for PM

PM heads to Council of Europe meeting in Reykjavík, where he also hopes to win backing for Rwanda plan from head of ECHR

The Independent is campaigning for Afghan war heroes who served alongside British forces to be granted a safe haven in the UK

How the events leading up to the Rwanda plan’s return to court and Suella Braverman’s conservatism speech unfolded

In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Researchers named him Titus. As is typical for young gorillas in the wild, Titus spent the first years of his life surrounded by his mother, father and siblings, as well as more distant relatives and unrelated…