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Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
Vladimir Putin grabbed Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used local separatist ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
When Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week, it prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. and western nations, including the ...
Trump makes 2,000-pound bombs available to Israel, undoing Biden pause
The Biden administration's particular concern was over the use of such large bombs in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians in Gaza had taken refuge.
All Those Presidential Pardons Give Mercy a Bad Name
AFP/ The quality of mercy is tough to measure, but the quantity of mercy has not been strained in Washington recently. It has ...
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Congo’s leader has called on young people to enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels attempting to seize more territory in the country’s conflict-battered east ...
Congo conflict: Why a US peace initiative faltered
The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for ...