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Battle over control of digital plate registry holds back reform

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Road traffic in Kinshasa, 2019.
Road traffic in Kinshasa, 2019. © John Wessels/AFP
Road traffic in Kinshasa, 2019.
Road traffic in Kinshasa, 2019. © John Wessels/AFP

In Kinshasa, the government's number plate overhaul has become mired in a power struggle between the authorities and private operators. At the centre of the dispute is a strategic digital platform that the state does not fully control.

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