Emmanuel Macron meets Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi over DRC war

Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left), French President Emmanuel Macron and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi meet at the permanent mission of France at the United Nations on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly on September 21, 2022, in New York. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • France said that Kagame and Tshisekedi agreed on the need for the pullout of M23 rebels from the strategic town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border.
  • The three leaders together "noted their concerns about the resurgence of violence in the east of the DRC," the French presidency said in a statement.

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