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DRC conflict overshadows African summit

Internally diplaced persons leave the Lwashi displaced camp in Goma, on February 11, 2025. [AFP]

A dramatic escalation of the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and swingeing US humanitarian aid cuts are set to dominate an African Union summit this week, overshadowing the election of its new chairman.

The 55-nation body meets from Friday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with Africa facing 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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