How Trump's diplomacy is shaping the war in the eastern Congo

The recent imposition of U.S. sanctions against the former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, marks the latest move by the administration of President Donald Trump in support of the government of President Felix Tshisekedi in its conflict with the M23 militia in eastern Congo.The sanctions, leveled against a powerful rival of Tshisekedi for his alleged role as a leader of the M23-allied Congo River Alliance, will almost certainly fuel hopes in Kinshasa for an even grea...