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Congo-Kinshasa: Growing Turbulence in Ruling Coalition Points to an Early Divorce
The Conversation Africa, 16 November 2020
The rickety coalition that has governed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 20 months, forged by President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila, appears… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ruling Coalition on the Brink of Implosion
Nation, 15 November 2020
The government in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be going through a crisis of some sort following persistent wrangles in the ruling coalition fronted by President… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Political Stalemate - President Félix Tshisekedi Consults Stakeholders
Cameroon Tribune, 5 November 2020
The discussions are aimed at agreeing on a way forward between ruling coalition members. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rumours Abound After Series of Deaths in the President's Entourage
African Arguments, 12 November 2020
From plane crashes to COVID complications, over twenty of President Tshisekedi's allies died in the course of just one year. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How Memes Allow People to Laugh At Those in Power - and Themselves
The Conversation Africa, 9 November 2020
Memes have become expressions of contemporary culture worldwide, as people document their daily lives through images. The world of memes - the humorous images paired with text that… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Why History Matters in Understanding Conflict in the Eastern DRC
The Conversation Africa, 28 October 2020
An intense debate about the rural commune, or district, of Minembwe in South Kivu province in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has recently rocked… Read more »
DR Congo's Ruling Coalition in Crisis
The government could be going through a crisis following persistent wrangles in the ruling coalition fronted by President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila. Rumours have swirled of a possible revolt in the Congolese army (FARDC) who were expected to start holding sit-ins and other protests to demand their delayed pay. Following the presidential poll of December 2018, Kabila's FCC party and Tshisekedi's CACH formed a union government. However, FCC maintains a commanding majority in Parliament. Tshisekedi this week began meeting with political and other stakeholders on a way out of the imbroglio that has seen the functioning of State institutions blocked over disagreements among ruling coalition partners. One of the proposals made by some civil society organisations is to dissolve Parliament. But Civil Society Secretary-General Christopher Ngoyi said Tshisekedi believes the dissolution of Parliament is the last option.
Président Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo and former president Joseph Kabila
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The head of the UN's Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Leila Zerrougui, told the UN that planning for a drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission is well ... Read more »
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi hosted a long-awaited meeting for regional heads of state on October 8, 2020, to address peace and security concerns as well as economic ... Read more »
