Congo Takes Rwanda to the International Court of Justice Over Decades of Conflict

On June 26, the Democratic Republic of Congo filed suit against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice, accusing Kigali of breaching conventions on genocide, racial discrimination, and torture. The case addresses Rwanda's role in decades of violence in eastern Congo, where conflict has killed hundreds of thousands. Congo is anchoring its claims in multilateral treaty obligations rather than general armed conflict law—a strategic shift from a failed 2002 attempt. Final judgment likely remains years away, but provisional measures could arrive within months.