Blinken urges Congo, Rwanda to de-escalate -State Department

Blinken discussed the volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border between the two nations and urged both sides to withdraw troops, the State Department said.

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday spoke separately with Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame and urged both to de-escalate tensions, the State Department said.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas and Dan Whitcomb; editing by Tim Ahmann)