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DRC
Kinshasa's failure to bag SADC job marks fresh diplomatic defeat

Kinshasa's failed bid to win the post of executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community is not going down well in Congolese circles of power. Critics say President Tshisekedi had no strategic plan to bag the top job. [...]

Published on 03.09.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The head of the United Nations Mission in the DRC (Monusco), Bintou Keita.

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President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi.

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Tshisekedi tries to muscle his way onto UN Security Council

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DRC
Kinshasa's failure to bag SADC job marks fresh diplomatic defeat

DRC
Bintou Keita to stay on as MONUSCO head

Southern Africa
Towards a real SADC parliament in 2022?

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Tshisekedi tries to muscle his way onto UN Security Council