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DR Congo's Tshisekedi silences doubters with political gains
With a string of tactical victories, DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has defied naysayers who saw him as a weak politician living in the shadow of a famous...
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UN appeals for calm in DR Congo after parliament clashes
The violence followed months of tension over the fragile coalition between President Felix Tshisekedi, who took over in January 2019 after Joseph Kabila's 18-year rule, and his predecessor's party, which holds a parliamentary majority.
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DR Congo police enter parliament after new clashes
The violence follows a months-long crisis rooted in a troubled coalition forged by Tshisekedi and the pro-Kabila Common Front for the Congo (FCC), which commands an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.
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DR Congo President Tshisekedi set to scrap ruling coalition
The announcement came after the failure of a coalition with supporters of predecessor Joseph Kabila who currently wield a majority in parliament.
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African Union urges 'peace' as DR Congo crisis widens
President Felix Tshisekedi is due to unveil new decisions on Sunday on the simmering tensions pitting his supporters against those loyal to his powerful predecessor Joseph Kabila.
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UN worried as DR Congo struggles with political crisis
The United Nations has sounded a warning about a brewing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a long-running impasse between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters of his predecessor Joseph Kabila has reached a crucial point.
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Head of DR Congo elite unit orders troops 'not to plot' against Tshisekedi
Tensions have erupted into the open, forcing Tshisekedi to launch consultations last month on how to proceed on key issues, including national security, the management of state assets, the independence of the judiciary and the organisation of elections.
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DR Congo's Kabila prowls the political sidelines
Even after giving over power to Tshisekedi, Kabila remains the driving force in his Common Front for Congo political group – a veritable war machine that he set up before leaving office.
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Militants kill 22 in eastern Congo despite claims of security progress
The surge in violence has lead to deadly protests against the army and UN peacekeepers for failing to protect them.
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Congo intelligence service orders audit of interim government spending
Since taking office in January after a disputed election, President Felix Tshisekedi has promised to clean up the corruption he said proliferated under his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
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DR Congo announces new govt 7 months after president inaugurated
The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi.
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DR Congo authorities ban Kinshasa rallies over tensions
Tshisekedi was elected in December to replace Kabila who presided over sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country for nearly two decades.
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At least 161 dead in northeast Congo in apparent ethnic clashes
Pascal Kakoraki Baguma, a national lawmaker from Ituri, said the latest violence was sparked by the killing last Monday of four Lendu businesspeople.
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Opposition leader urges people power to oust DRC president
Citing popular uprisings in Algeria and Sudan, he told a meeting of several thousand supporters in Kinshasa the Congolese could achieve the same thing.
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Security issues dominate Tshisekedi’s first tour of DRC after election
Hamstrung by a parliament and local officials in the sway of Joseph Kabila, DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has largely failed to exert his authority.
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Ebola is real, Congo president tells skeptical population
It is surpassed only by the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa, in which more than 28,000 cases were reported and more than 11,000 people died.
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150 missing after shipwreck in eastern Congo
Delphin Mbirimbi, a local activist in South Kivu province, told Reuters that the boat, which had departed from neighbouring North Kivu province, wrecked on the lake near Kalehe territory.
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DR Congo leader hails a new 'balance' in turbulent nation
The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked for US assistance to help lift his vast country out of a decades-long crisis during a visit to Washington on Thursday.
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UN presses DRC to quickly form new government
Tshisekedi's party is working to cobble together a coalition government with the party of former president Joseph Kabila, which won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections.
