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Anti-Macron protest held in DR Congo ahead of visit
6:00 CAT | 01 Mar 2023
File photo: AFP
Civil society groups are holding a protest in DR Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, against a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron that is scheduled for later this week.
The protesters gathered outside the French embassy to accuse France of siding with neighbouring Rwanda – which has been linked by the UN and US of supporting the M23 rebel group based in the eastern part of the country.
Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting the rebels.
President Macron visit is meant to “deepen the Franco-Congolese relationship in the fields of education, health, research, culture and defence,” according to a statement from his office.
Mr Macron is making a four-nation tour of central African countries, starting with Gabon on Wednesday.
@Emmanuel Macron tu n’est pas la bienvenue chez nous la jeunesse congolaise nous disons au colon pic.twitter.com/MbdFLW5b4A
— Israël Bongo Lord (@PropheteBongo) March 1, 2023
#Kinshasa Des mouvements citoyens manifestent devant l’ambassade de France pour dire non à l’arrivée du président @EmmanuelMacron. Le drapeau russe et des photos de Poutine brandis. pic.twitter.com/HMYSyIRV71
— POLITICO.CD (@politicocd) March 1, 2023
Source: BBC
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