Tutsi people

For a better understanding of the political climate in Rwanda, we talk with Stephen Kinzer, author of ‘A Thousand Hills: Rwanda’s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It.’ Will Ross of the BBC reports from a polling station in Rwanda.

The Congolese government has been battling rebels led by Laurent Nkunda. This week, the Congolese government joined forces with it’s former arch enemy Rwanda in an offensive against the rebels and today reports say the joint force has arrested Nkunda.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, fighting continues between government troops and the rebels loyal to the renegade general, Laurent Nkunda. The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of backing the rebels — something the rebels deny.

Rwandan authorities have arrested renegade Congolese general, Laurent Nkunda. He’s the leader of a Tutsi rebel force in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC’s Peter Greste.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country again in turmoil. The latest violence involves a rebel general named Laurent Nkunda. Nkunda’s managed to take over large swathes of eastern Congo with a small band of well-trained soldiers.