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Inner circles | DRC
Tshisekedi fashions army command to wage war in east

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa, on 20 February 2022. © Arsene Mpiana/AFP

The president's office has been working in recent years to build an army loyal to the government, capable both of opposing the M23 rebels and of snuffing out any threat of sedition. [...]

Published on 01/12/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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