Francophonie: Congo-Rwanda rivalry heats up for Secretary-General race

Louise Mushikiwabo and Juliana Amato Lumumba

Rwanda's Louise Mushikiwabo, the Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), and DR Congo's Juliana Amato Lumumba.

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The diplomatic rivalry between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda could enter a new phase next November, far from the hills of North Kivu and the chambers of the United Nations Security Council, where they have traditionally bickered.

This time, the battleground is the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), where the two neighbouring countries, locked in a multidimensional crisis, have each put forward a candidate for the position of Secretary-General.