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Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
To understand the seizure of Goma, consider a parallel with Ukraine
SOMETHING AWFUL is happening in Congo. A rebel group called M23 seized control of Goma, the biggest city in the east of the country, on January 27th, killing several UN peacekeepers and prompting hundreds of thousands of locals to flee. Hardly anyone outside central Africa knows who M23 are or why they are fighting. So here’s a helpful analogy: Donbas.
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