Rwanda-Backed Militia Says It Will Withdraw From Key City in Congo
The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to succeed.”
The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to succeed.”
The fighting in Congo continues despite Washington’s claims to have brokered an end to the conflict.
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.
The president will meet with the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to advance a deal meant to end a long war in eastern Congo.
As the Trump administration exerts pressure on countries to aid in its mass deportation efforts, some nations in Africa have agreed, prompting legal battles.
As President Trump pulls back U.S. funding of the United Nations, countries like China, Russia and Qatar are seeking to influence the body’s work on human rights and labor.
Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed gang.
President Trump claims credit for the outcome. The main question now is how the treaty will be implemented as fighting still rages in eastern Congo.
African students have traded academic institutions in the West for Chinese alternatives. The Trump administration’s clampdown on international students and visas could accelerate the shift.
It takes at least two countries to make a deportation happen: one to send deportees and one to receive them. Typically, the receiving country agrees to take back its own…