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Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Published on 17.05.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

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Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

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DRC, Uganda Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

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