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Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

Félix Tshisekedi at the Stade des Martyrs for his inauguration, Kinshasa, DRC, 20 January 2024. © Chris Milosi/EPA/MaxPPP

President Félix Tshisekedi's nascent new administration is already causing ructions within the ruling coalition, whose cohesion will be put to the test in a vote scheduled for today in the National Assembly. [...]

Published on 11/06/2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Jean-Pierre Bemba
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Augustin Kabuya
Doudou Fwamba
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Guy Kabongo Muadiamvita
Guylain Nyembo
Jacquemin Shabani
Jean-Pierre Bemba
Judith Suminwa Tuluka
Modeste Bahati
Mouvement de Liberation du Congo
Sama Lukonde Kyenge
Union pour la democratie et le progres social
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Union sacrée de la nation
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Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi's new government prompts coalition disquiet

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Plantations et Huileries du Congo caught up in battle between state and shareholders

DRC
South African firm Milkor pitches new drone to Kinshasa

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