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Congo court sentences president's chief of staff to 20 years in prison

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s high court on Saturday found the president’s chief of staff guilty of embezzling $48 million (over Sh4.8 billion) in public funds and sentenced him to 20 years in jail, the lead judge said.

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