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Doha's new diplomatic effort to bring Kagame and Tshisekedi together in Qatar

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC's President Félix Tshisekedi. © Dan Kitwood/Pool/Reuters - Justin Makangara/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Breaking news published on 20/01/22 at 18:25 - A meeting was set to take place in Doha on 23 January between the Congolese and Rwandan presidents, Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame but was called off after the Congolese president pulled out. Qatar had been trying to organise a mediation between the two countries for weeks. [...]

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