Why Tshisekedi skipped key Francophone summit

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi boycotted a closed-door meeting and lunch after French President Emmanuel Macron failed to mention the conflict in his country.

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The 19th Francophonie summit ended without Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, whom reports indicated left in a huff, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to mention the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a speech he made about conflicts shaking the world, especially French-speaking countries.

Then Tshisekedi boycotted the closed-door meeting between several world leaders and a lunch hosted by the Secretary General of the OIF (Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie), Louise Mushikiwabo.