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Tense negotiations over Sindika Dokolo memorial

Sindika Dokolo and his wife Isabel dos Santos. © Reuters/Abaca Press

After the memorial event for late Congolese businessman Sindika Dokolo held on 5 November by his widow Isabel dos Santos in Dubai, where the couple lived and where Dokolo died on 29 October, the family of former president José Eduardo dos Santos planned to hold three simultaneous masses. [...]

Published on 09/11/2020 at 06:00 GMT

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