DR Congo’s Kabila Snubs Senior Diplomats

Expand United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) flanked by the African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki addresses a news conference at the AU Commission headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 9, 2018. © 2018 Tiksa Negeri/Reuters The Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Joseph Kabila abruptly cancelled a meeting planned for this week with the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the African Union Chair Moussa Faki. Kabila sent a message this weekend that he was “no longer available” for the meeting – just before the top diplomats were due to…

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