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DR Congo will receive third-country deportees under new deal with US

US President Donald Trump with President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi during a signing ceremony in Washington DC, USA, on 4 December, 2025. REUTERS - Kevin Lamarque

The Democratic Republic of Congo will receive third-country nationals deported from the United States under a new deal with the Trump administration, the government in Kinshasa said in a statement on Sunday.

The decision was announced by the Congolese government as part of an agreement reached with Washington, after the latest talks in a string of ongoing discussions.

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