Congo’s friends may force it to sit down and talk with Rwanda-backed rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has long ruled out dialogue with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels rampaging through eastern parts of his country, but a string of defeats and waning regional support have forced him to think again. Neighboring Angola caught many by surprise this week by saying Congo and M23 would sit down for direct […]
Congo’s friends may force it to sit down and talk with Rwanda-backed rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has long ruled out dialogue with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels rampaging through eastern parts of his country, but a string of defeats and waning regional support have forced him to think again. Neighboring Angola caught many by surprise this week by saying Congo and M23 would sit down for direct […]
It’ll be tough for Trump to dig his way out of this one
With his chaotic trade policy, President Donald Trump is digging himself into an economic and political hole so deep, it may prove impossible to climb out. On Wednesday morning, just after markets spent a day reeling from Trump’s on-again-off-again threat to levy extraordinary energy, steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and to destroy the country’s […]
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department, raising questions for students and parents
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to begin dismantling the US Department of Education, seeking to fulfill decades of conservative ambition to get rid of the agency, but raising new questions for the country’s millions of public schools, student-loan holders and parents. No president in modern history has tried to close down […]