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Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo of Kinshasa Archdiocese in DRC. Credit: Courtesy Photo

“Absence of state authority” Behind Persistent Inter-tribal Conflict in DR Congo: Cardinal

Oct 16, 2022

The persistent violent clashes between members of the Yaka and Teke communities in Kwamouth territory in Western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been occasioned by the “absence of state authority”, the Cardinal in the Central African nation has said.

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