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African Union Summit Opens, Overshadowed By DR Congo Conflict

UN chief Antonio Guterres and AU commission chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat attended a meeting on the DRC conflict (Credit: AFP)

The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC president absent after Rwandan-backed forces seized a second major city on his territory.

The 55-nation body meets in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as Africa faces devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan -- as well as US President Donald Trump's cuts to US development aid, which have hit the continent hard.

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