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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Macron urges Rwanda to end support for DRC M23 rebels, withdraw troops

France's President Emmanuel Macron greets President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi and his wife Denise Nyakzru Tshisekedi prior to a working lunch at the Elysee Palace, in Paris on 30 April 2024. AFP - ALAIN JOCARD

Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw troops from its neighbour's territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.

"Rwanda must halt its support for M23 and withdraw its forces from Congolese territory," Macron said at a joint press conference with the DRC president, Felix Tshisekedi, adding that "we argue for territorial integrity on the African continent as well" as in Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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