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Donald Trump's envoy expected at Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's inauguration

Donald Trump's special adviser on Africa, Massad Boulos (centre), in Kigali, on 8 April 2025. © Paloma Laudet/AFP

Massad Boulos, the US president's special adviser on Africa, will join the Gabonese president's inaugural ceremony and, while there, discuss with several heads of state sensitive subjects, such as the conflict in the east of the DRC. [...]

Published on 01/05/2025 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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