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Brazil, DRC
Rio homicide of Congolese refugee strains business diplomacy in Kinshasa

A demonstrator speaks during a protest against the death of Congolese refugee Moise Kabagambe, in Sao Paulo, Brazil February 5, 2022. © Carla Carniel/Reuters

The fifth such killing in Brazil since 2019 prompted DRC's ambassador to insist Brasilia deliver justice on pain of retaliation against its business interests in Congo. [...]

Published on 08.02.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi receiving his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on June 25, 2021.

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