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Spotlight | DRC
Kinshasa seeks to eliminate M23 political wing under Corneille Nangaa

Corneille Nangaa during a press conference at the HQ of the independent electoral commission CENI in Kinshasa on 20 December 2018. © Luis Tato/AFP

The activities of the DRC's former electoral commission boss, who is now the political face of the eastern rebellion, are alarming the Tshisekedi administration, which planned to have him killed in late 2023. [...]

Published on 25/04/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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