Congo-Kinshasa: The Country's Shady Political Alliance Unravels

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On 26 November President Félix Tshisekedi concluded a three-week presidential consultation with political, economic, trade union, corporate and religious stakeholders. His goal was to create a 'sacred union' to stabilise governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Tshisekedi is also seeking allies to help free himself from the grip of former president Joseph Kabila and his Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) coalition. The grouping controls the National Assembly and most of the country's provincial governorships.

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