Huang Xia, UN special envoy, hopes "for a strengthening of the armed forces of the DRC"

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A MONUSCO patrol in Ituri province, northeastern DRC, March 13, 2020. SAMIR TOUNSI / AFP

By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow

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Huang Xia, the special envoy of the UN secretary general in the Africa Great Lakes region, is Christophe Boisbouvier's guest.

The Chinese diplomat returns to the hot spots of the moment as a new government has just taken office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: insecurity in the east of the country and MONUSCO's commitment in this same region, disrupted by the presence of armed groups, or even strained relations with neighboring countries.

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  • Uganda