Africa: The Jury's Out On DRC's 'Sacred Union'

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Having been declared the winner of a contested election in December 2018, President Félix Tshisekedi's Cap pour le Changement (CACH) sealed a governing alliance with his powerful predecessor, Joseph Kabila's Front commun pour le Congo (FCC). The arrangement hasn't worked in the president's favour. It resulted in pro-Kabila allies occupying two-thirds of cabinet positions and limiting Tshisekedi's ability to govern.

Tshisekedi announced the dissolution of the alliance on 6 December 2020. When he facilitated a vote of no confidence in prime minister and Kabila ally Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba on 27 January, Tshisekedi took another step in his strategy to reshape parliamentary support in his favour and reduce Kabila's influence.

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