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UN chief Antonio Guterres cancels DR Congo trip over Ukraine crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. PHOTO | AFP

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cancelled a scheduled trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo due to the Ukraine crisis.

Mr Guterres was scheduled to visit and assess DRC's troubled Ituri and North Kivu provinces from Tuesday.

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