UN Chief Warns Against Regional War Over DR Congo at Africa Summit

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Antonio Guterres Republic of Congo Rwanda African Union

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a regional war avoided at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb the fighting in eastern DR Congo (DRC), the ...