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Angola, DRC, Rwanda
Félix Tshisekedi's secret mission to Luanda

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi (left) with Angola's President Joao Lourenco (right), in Luanda, February 2019. © Ampe Rogerio/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Breaking news published on 29/01/25 at 15:50 GMT - The Congolese president discreetly travelled to Luanda on 29 January for talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço. For Kinshasa, increasingly isolated on the diplomatic stage, Angola is the last major source of support in this crisis. [...]

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