Tshisekedi, Katumbi race takes shape in DRC presidency poll
So far, three presidential candidates have withdrawn, at least in public statements, to back Katumbi.
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So far, three presidential candidates have withdrawn, at least in public statements, to back Katumbi.
The DRC still claims that Kigali is providing the rebels with weapons and fighters, a claim that Rwanda rejects.
Residents of Mweso, 60 kilometres north of Goma, said the rebels are now in control of the town.
US director of National Intelligence said the United States would monitor their efforts.
The US intelligence chief secured promises from the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to de-escalate after alarm over a surge in violence, the White House said Tuesday.Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi each offered commitments to Haines to "de-escalate tensions in eastern DRC," a White House statement said.