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Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi.
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People protest against the conflict in eastern DRC during an African Union assembly in Addis Ababa on 17 February 2024.
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Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye votes in 2020.
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Young people play football on a street in Goma, eastern DRC.
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