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RwandAir cancels flights to DR Congo

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An aircraft at the Airbus delivery centre awaiting delivery to RwandAir. PHOTO | AFP

By  VALERIE KOGA

Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir has cancelled all flights to the Democratic Republic of Congo hours after Kinshasa said the airline has been barred from the country.

"RwandAir has decided to cancel all flights to Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, and Goma with immediate effect," the airline said on its Twitter handle on Saturday.

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