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DRC, Kenya
The Corneille Nangaa affair rips apart Kinshasa-Nairobi relations

Corneille Nangaa in Kinshasa, 20 December 2018. © Luis Tato/AFP

Following the controversial press conference by opposition politician Corneille Nangaa in Nairobi, the rift between President Félix Tshisekedi and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto now appears complete. Kinshasa is seriously considering withdrawing from the East African Community. [...]

Published on 22.12.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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