France, Feb. 20 -- France's embassy in Kinshasa confirmed that French soldiers are carrying out a training mission in Kisangani, a city on the River Congo in north-eastern DRC, until the end of March.

According to the embassy, the operation forms part of a military cooperation agreement between France and DRC established in 2021, and comes at the request of the Congolese government.

Officials issued the clarification after a Congolese journalist posted photographs of soldiers in Kisangani, the French flag visible on their uniforms - prompting speculation about a possible military deployment.

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