By announcing, through the voice of President Félix Tshisekedi on his way to Israel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is breaking with an international consensus by transferring its embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. The Ivorian daily newspaper "Fraternité Matin" sees it as a gesture which, for both countries, is a matter of diplomacy as well as strategic calculation.
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By announcing, through the voice of President Félix Tshisekedi on his way to Israel, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is breaking with an international consensus by transferring its embassy from Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem. The Ivorian daily newspaper "Fraternité Matin" sees it as a gesture which, for both countries, is a matter of diplomacy as well as strategic calculation.