UN chief Antonio Guterres on February 15 demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ‘territorial integrity’ be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. ‘The UN Secretary-General at the African Union summit yesterday warned about the potential for a regional conflict to break out and its humanitarian impact. He’s absolutely right—this is alarming, it’s getting worse, and it requires international attention, as well as regional and continental action’, our guest Dr. Alex Vines, Head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, said.
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DR Congo: 'It’s getting worse and it requires international attention'
