President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the region which borders Rwanda.

Insults are flying on both sides of the border, with diplomatic language tossed aside. Addressing ambassadors on 16 January, Paul Kagame did not mince his words. “I know leaders when I see them, and I also know idiots when I see them,” he said. “You can [imagine] the combination of both of them, the disaster it is.”

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has called on Congolese authorities to open negotiations with the M23 rebel group

KIGALI, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame of Rwanda urged Congolese authorities ... west of the regional capital, Goma, a strategic entry point into the Congolese interior. Kagame told reporters ...

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — President Paul Kagame of Rwanda urged Congolese authorities ... west of the regional capital, Goma, a strategic entry point into the Congolese interior.