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China’s Ambassador to the DR Congo to Leave

by Eric Olander
Outgoing Chinese ambassador to the DR Congo, Zhu Jing, during a vist to say good-bye to Defense Minister Gilbert Kabanda. Image via Luben Today.

Chinese ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo stopped by the Defense Ministry in Kinshasa this week to say goodbye to Minister Gilbert Kabanda. 

Zhu also left a parting gift of $27 million of security assistance for the Congolese military.

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