In his remarks before a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump praised early steps his administration has taken to slash the bureaucracy, order steep tariffs on America’s closest trading partners, and pressure Ukraine to stop fighting against a Russian invasion. Germany’s development ministry says it will suspend new financial commitments to Rwanda over that country's alleged support of the M23 rebels in neighboring eastern Congo, which Kigali denies. Residents of Juba have expressed concern over the deployment of the South Sudan People's Defense Forces at the residence of the First Vice President Riek Machar Teny amid fear that it could spark fresh violence in the country.