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DRC, France
DGSE and DRC intelligence chiefs bond on sidelines of Macron-Tshisekedi meet

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi. © Christophe Petit-Tesson/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

While in Paris to attend the French summit on African financing on 18 May, the DRC's top intelligence staff met with their French counterparts to further strengthen security cooperation between the two. [...]

Published on 25.05.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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