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Atoki Ileka, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to France

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The situation is becoming increasingly tense between the DRC and Rwanda. Kinshasa accuses its neighbour of supporting the M23 rebellion in the east of the country. Kigali strongly denies the charges. Can a solution be found? Atoki Ileka, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo to France, gives Marc Perelman his point of view on this thorny issue.

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