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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Envoy Urges DRC to Form New Government Soon
VOA, 19 March 2019
The United Nations' top official in the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged President Felix Tshisekedi to form a new government without delay, as the country continues its first… Read more »
New DR Congo Govt to be Announced Soon, UN Told
The UN top official in the country, Leila Zerrougu, told the security council that discussions for a new government are under way between the Common Front for Congo (FCC), which secured the majority of legislative seats at the national and provincial level, and the Coalition for Change, which supported the candidacy of Felix Tshisekedi.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi's Delicate Balancing Act Says a Lot
East African, 16 March 2019
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi can no longer conceal the delicate balancing act between asserting his authority and doing the bidding of his coalition ally and predecessor… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: One Dead in Post-Election Violence
VOA, 18 March 2019
At least one person is reported dead after protests over local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda-DR Congo Relations Getting Even Better - Sezibera
New Times, 14 March 2019
Following Kamerhe visit, Rwanda invited DR Congo President, Félix Tshisekedi, to this year's edition of the Africa CEO forum in Kigali, which is due in two weeks. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Pardons Hundreds of Political Prisoners
DW, 14 March 2019
Congo's new President Felix Tshisekedi has pardoned hundreds of political prisoners, in a shift from his predecessor's crackdown on dissent. Many opposition figures were jailed… Read more »
InFocus
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DR Congo has a new president. Yet below the surface of this monumental shift, much has not changed. The former ruling party Front Commun pour le Congo, still maintains its firm ... Read more »
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Analyst Elissa Jobson of the International Crisis Group beleives the African Union may be instrumental in helping the new president ease into power. It should seek compromise ... Read more »
