Washington touts 15-day Congo truce

washington — U.S. diplomats are working closely with African partners, the White House said Thursday, amid a fresh 15-day truce between the army and Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Experts on the ground say they're holding their breath, citing the dire humanitarian consequences of spiraling violence in this fragile region. The Biden administration believes this conflict in the northeast corner of the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa "poses a real threat to...