Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Has Taken Rwanda to the World Court Over Genocide Again. a Law Scholar Explains What's Different This Time

[The Conversation Africa] The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) filed a lawsuit against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice at the end of June 2026. The 60-page complaint alleges acts of genocide and other atrocity crimes by Rwandan forces and their intermediaries dating from 1996 to the present day.