Tshisekedi walk-out overshadows summit of Francophone countries

A walk-out staged by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi nearly overshadowed the summit of French speaking countries held in Paris over the weekend.

To protest French President Emmanuel Macron’s opening speech for not mentioning the war in eastern Congo, Tshisekedi boycotted the summit’s heads of state retreat, in an embarrassing moment for French diplomacy.

Tshisekedi also skipped a luncheon organised by Louise Mushikiwabo, the head…