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EU calls for bishop’s return

    NAIROBI

    The European Union (EU) on Tuesday called on rebels and the Rwandan government to allow South Kivu bishop Emmanuel Kataliko to return to his Bukavu diocese, news agencies reported. “The EU exhorts the rebel leaders of the RCD-Goma, in keeping with the verbal promise they made, as well as the Rwandan government, to do everything they can to allow Monsignor Emmanuel Kataliko to return quickly and in perfect safety,” an EU statement said. The RCD last month accused Kataliko of “preaching ethnic hatred” and declared him persona non grata. He is now believed to be in his home area of Butembo.

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