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DRC, Kenya
Kenyatta's awkward absence from African Union meeting on DRC

Former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta in Berlin on 18 February 2025. © Odd Andersen/AFP

The former Kenyan president, a mediator for the conflict in DR Congo, was removed at the last moment from the list of participants at an AU Peace and Security Council meeting. Tensions with his successor, William Ruto, are complicating a sluggish DR Congo mediation process. [...]

Published on 20/02/2025 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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DRC, Kenya
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AU summit, Mahmoud Abbas, Judith Suminwa Tuluka

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