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Spotlight | DRC
From Kigali to Pretoria, Joseph Kabila's covert schemes

Published on 06.06.2023 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

Former president of the DRC, Joseph Kabila, 10 December 2018. © John Wessels/AFP

In recent weeks, Joseph Kabila has been sending messengers to different African presidencies to relay his forecasts of forthcoming chaos in the DRC. Western diplomats, particularly American ones, who have been concerned by his predictions, have been in contact with him.

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Spotlight | DRC
From Kigali to Pretoria, Joseph Kabila's covert schemes

In recent weeks, Joseph Kabila has been sending messengers to different African presidencies to relay his forecasts of forthcoming chaos in the DRC. Western diplomats, particularly American ones, who have been concerned by his predictions, have been in contact with him.

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Spotlight | DRC From Kigali to Pretoria, Joseph Kabila's covert schemes

In recent weeks, Joseph Kabila has been sending messengers to different African presidencies to relay his forecasts of forthcoming chaos in the DRC. Western diplomats, particularly American ones, who have been concerned by his predictions, have been in contact with him.

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From Kigali to Pretoria, Joseph Kabila's covert schemes

DRC, Uganda
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DRC
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