Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises
KIGALI, Rwanda — The Biden administration is wading into one of the most complicated conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa: escalating violence along the border between Congo and Rwanda that has echoed in the wars, genocide and rapes that stalked the region in recent decades.
On a five-day swing through the region that ended Friday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken held several rounds of talks with leaders from both countries. He urged restraint, diplomacy and respect for national sovereignty, but came away with little progress to report.
"Every country in the region must respect the territorial integrity of the others," Blinken said after meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
"We've seen where the failure to respect these principles can lead in the immeasurable consequences" of decades of conflict that
