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Guinea's Bintou Keita favourite to take over MONUSCO

Head of the UN mission in DRC (MONUSCO) Leila Zerrougui. © Martial Trezzini/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Breaking news published 15/12/20 at 12:35 - The Guinean diplomat and old UN hand Bintou Keita is likely to succeed Algeria's Leila Zerrougui at the head of the UN's largest peacekeeping mission, whose mandate is up for renewal this week. [...]

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Botswana, South Africa
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DRC
Guinea's Bintou Keita favourite to take over MONUSCO

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DRC ambassador's 'residence' in France to be auctioned off

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