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By Stephen Jewkes and Angelo Amante MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will visit Congo Republic and Angola this month and is expected to sign new energy supply deals to cut his country’s reliance on Russian gas, two sources said. Draghi, who will head a delegation expected to include Ecology Transition Minister Roberto Cingolani and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi, will visit the two countries on April 20 or 21, the sources said. The aim is to unlock around 9 billion cubic metres (bcm) of new gas over the next year or two, one of the sources said. Italy draws about 40% of its…