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Gbagbo meets Jean-Pierre Bemba in private visit to DR Congo

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Former Côte d'Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo. Two weeks after his return to his country, he has visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in his first trip abroad. PHOTO | AFP

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

Contributor

Kinshasa,

Two weeks after his return to Côte d'Ivoire, former president Laurent Gbagbo has chosen Democratic Republic of Congo for his first trip abroad.

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