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DRC, Rwanda
Tshisekedi and Kagame clash over M23 at African Union

The DRC president Félix Tshisekedi leaving the AU Peace and Security Council session held in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2023. © Amanuel Sileshi / AFP

At the recent session of the AU Peace and Security Council, the DRC president adopted an aggressive stance as he urged his peers to unreservedly condemn Rwanda's interference in the east of his country and its support for the M23 rebel group, but his tone and language were not universally welcomed. [...]

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