Rwandan Meddling Is Deepening Congo's Deadly Conflict

An internally displaced person carries water collected from a standpipe to her shelter in the Shabindu camp, where displaced people from Masisi territory take refuge following clashes between M23 rebels and the Congolese army, in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Rwandan meddling is deepening Congo's deadly conflict, which intensified in late 2021 and involves dozens of armed groups, long-running ethnic tensions and at least five national armies, has now reached a peak not seen in at least a decade. Photographer: Arlette Bashizi/Bloomberg via Getty Images