Boys push a load of wood planks in Butembo, capital of Lubero territory, some 100 km north of the front line between the Congolese army and the M23 rebellion, supported by the Rwandan army, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 7, 2024. Since late 2021, they have seized large swathes of North Kivu province and routed the Congolese army. The United States and France are urging Rwanda President Paul Kagame to withdraw his troops from Congolese soil, including the surface-to-air missile systems. (Photo by ALEXIS HUGUET / AFP)