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David Attenborough reveals he was interrogated by Rwandan police after filming iconic gorilla documentary

David Attenborough reveals he was interrogated by Rwandan police after filming iconic gorilla documentary

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Sir David Attenborough captured an extraordinary moment in nature television back in 1978 when a young gorilla climbed on top of him in the Rwandan jungle. However, the TV presenter has revealed that the footage almost never made it out of Africa – with his crew being stopped and interrogated by local police. Attenborough looks back on his stellar career in a new BBC documentary ahead of his 100th birthday on 8 May, with Making Life of Earth: Attenborough’s Greatest Adventure revisiting the award-winning 1979 docuseries. Reading from his diaries in the special, Attenborough reveals that the production crew had “no idea” that they were going to capture the now-iconic gorilla moment in Rwanda – “or how close we would come to losing everything”. David Attenborough opens up about making ‘Life on Earth’ in a new BBC documentary (PA) While heading …

‘There needs to be a start to the withdrawal of Rwandan troops,’ says the Congolese foreign minister

‘There needs to be a start to the withdrawal of Rwandan troops,’ says the Congolese foreign minister

Published by Sam Flores

Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during a meeting with her Rwandan counterpart, Olivier Nduhungirehe, and US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, June 27, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP In an interview with Le Monde, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), praised the decision by the US Treasury on Monday, March 2, to impose sanctions on the Rwandan army for its intervention in the East of the DRC alongside the paramilitaries of the March 23 Movement (M23). She calls on the European Union to follow the American example. What is your reaction to the announcement of US Treasury sanctions? We welcome this decision by the Trump administration. The peace agreement signed on December 4, 2025, in Washington was immediately violated. Yet, to bring an end to this crisis, which has lasted for 30 years, it is essential that all stakeholders – including the DRC – be held accountable for any violation of the agreement to which they …