19 February – Rwanda rejects the United States’ calls to withdraw troops and missile systems from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing threats from an alleged Congolese military build-up near the border.[2]
June
23 June – A crowd crush at an electoral rally attended by President Paul Kagame in Rubavu leaves one person dead and 37 others injured.[3]
8 July – A United Nations report reveals that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5]
30 July – Angolan President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks.[8] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels in the DRC.[9]
August
11 August – President Kagame is inaugurated for a fourth term.[10]
September
27 September–6 October – At least 42 cases and 12 deaths are reported in an outbreak of Marburg virus in six districts.[11]
October
30 October – A court in France sentences doctor Eugène Rwamucyo to 27 years imprisonment for his participation in the Rwandan Genocide in Butare Province.[12]
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