Rwanda's President Paul Kagame who is in Washington for US-Africa summit distances his country from mounting bloodshed in Democratic Republic of Congo's east, disavowed any link to actions of M23 rebels there.
The departure of 47 French soldiers aboard a C-130 transporter aircraft follows a growing friction between Bangui and Paris over a mounting Russian military presence.
American president's endorsement aims to position Washington, DC as a partner to African countries amid competition with China, whose trade with the continent is about four times that of the US.
Top US diplomat Blinken meets with Democratic Republic of Congo's leader Tshisekedi in Washington during US-Africa Summit and calls on Kigali "to use its influence with M23" to encourage the rebel withdrawal.
"To have them operating on our northern border is particularly distressing for us in Ghana," President Nana Akufo-Addo says during his visit to Washington for US-Africa summit.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Russian private military contractor Wagner, makes the demand after Russian official Dmitry Sytyi was seriously injured in a parcel explosion in Bangui.
The North African country will vote on Saturday to elect a new parliament, but voters have low expectations of ending the country’s socioeconomic and political woes.
Government of National Unity says demarcation of maritime borders between the North African neighbours should be done through talks to ensure the interests of both sides.
