{"id":"n_glxv4wsb3bbduup3gdha","seq":11071773,"kind":"article","title":"DR Congo withdraws candidate, backs Romania’s Cioloș in Francophonie leadership race","url":"https://rwandadispatch.com/dr-congo-withdraws-candidate-backs-romanias-ciolos-in-francophonie-leadership-race","summary":"The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the withdrawal of its candidate for Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) and pledged support for Romania’s Dacian Cioloș, in a move aimed at building consensus ahead of Monday’s leadership election. In a statement issued in Phnom Penh on November 14, the Congolese government said […] The post DR Congo withdraws candidate, backs Romania’s Cioloș in Francophonie leadership race appeared…","published":"2026-11-14T13:25:30Z","seen":"2026-11-14T14:04:01Z","lang":"en","country":"RW","source":{"id":"kite-rwandadispatch-com-48e0a5","name":"rwandadispatch.com","domain":"rwandadispatch.com"},"via":"kite-rwandadispatch-com-48e0a5","topics":["politics","dr congo","francophie","mushikiwabo"],"authors":["John Mugisha"],"story":"st_fgzitxzxizagvxlxom3q","category":"politics","category_p":0.79,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.04,"political":0.84}