US Secretary of State Blinken to visit DR Congo, Rwanda next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken boards his plane at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, on August 2, 2022. Blinken is to make a state visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
After his DRC leg, Blinken will fly to Rwanda, where Kinshasa and Kigali have come close to a diplomatic rift.
The US Secretary of State will also discuss democracy and human rights issues, including transnational repression, limiting space for dissent and political opposition, and the detention of US permanent resident Paul Rusesabagina.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is to make a state visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
The senior official in Joe Biden's administration will be in Kinshasa from August 9.
