“So far there has been significantly less international pressure than there was in 2012 for various reasons, including the new administration in the White House, other ongoing international crises and Rwanda’s role in continental peacekeeping and security operations,” said Ben Shepherd, a fellow Chatham House’s Africa Program.
Rwanda's evolving stature ensuring muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
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he said, adding that it would be difficult to know at this point if it was a random, opportunistic attack on a convoy or a planned attack.
Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy
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