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DR Congo security chief seeks to reboot Paris-Kinshasa relations

Jean-Louis Esambo, who just took over as head of DR Congo's Conseil National de Sécurité, is seeking to rekindle relations with French intelligence and diplomatic services. [...]

Published on 13.11.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine

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