Protesters in DRC Question Macron Visit
A dozen DRC anti-French protesters hit a busy road in Kinshasa handing out leaflets to boost opposition to a visit by French Emmanuel Macron on Saturday. The DRC is not a former French colony, but perceptions of French support for Rwanda have stoked anti-French sentiment as the east of the country come under offensive by M23 rebel group that Congo accuses Rwanda of backing. Rwanda denies this. Trésor Kibangula, a political analyst at the Ebuteli Institute, a Congolese research center supported by New York University, said "There are many expectations or frustrations (with France)."
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