John Legend: US star defends Rwanda concert amid DR Congo war

John Legend: US star defends Rwanda concert amid DR Congo war

'We shouldn't punish people when we disagree with their leaders', he told the BBC.

John Legend defends his decision to perform at Rwanda concert during war

John Legend has defended his decision to play a gig in Rwanda despite the country’s involvement in the war with the Democratic Republic of Congo.The singer performed at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda last week (February 21) as part of the 2025 edition of Move Afrika. As reported by BBC, recently M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda have gone on to seize the two largest cities in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Evidence shows t…