Rise of fever between the DRC and Zambia on a disputed territory

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In the DRC, the central government is concerned about the occupation of Muliro, in the province of Tanganyika, by the Zambian army. The situation, which dates back several weeks, was included on the agenda of the last Council of Ministers chaired on Friday by the Head of State, President Tshisekedi. The diplomats are busy.

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with our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda Muzembe

In the Congolese presidency, it is said that the patience of the leaders of Kinshasa could be exhausted. Congolese forces are on the alert, but the war option is not on the agenda ...

By his words, the Congolese Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Defense wanted to ensure that the diplomatic channel is active. For Aimé Ngoyi Mukena, to date, contacts are already very advanced.

In March, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Marie Ntumba Nzeza, went to Lusaka at the head of a government delegation.

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SADEC, which was seized through the Zimbabwean president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, advised to avoid clashes. But, according to diplomatic and security sources, the Zambian authorities claim sovereignty over Muliro and Kalubamba, coastal villages located in the territory of Moba, in the DRC.

At the start of the current crisis, a case of Congolese fishermen chased for going to venture into Zambian territorial waters. This is the third such conflict since 1996 between Kinshasa and Lusaka.

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