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Blinken urges Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate

Blinken urges Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame and urged both to de-escalate tensions, the State Department said. Blinken discussed the volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border between the two nations and urged both sides to withdraw troops, the State Department said.
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John Williams Ntwali, rare Rwandan journalist critical of govt, dies

John Williams Ntwali, rare Rwandan journalist critical of govt, dies

John Williams Ntwali, one of Rwanda's few journalists who published stories critical of the government has died, his newspaper The Chronicles reported. Ntwali was the sole fatality in a car accident in Kigali on Wednesday, police spokesman John Bosco Kabera told Reuters. The driver of the other vehicle has been arrested and "the accident file is being processed for onward transmission to prosecution," Kabera said. Ntwali had been away from work since Monday, The Chronicles said. Human rights activists and journalists outside Rwanda raised questions about the official narrative, noting how critics of President Paul Kagame's government have repeatedly been…
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