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Tshisekedi's right-hand-man Jean-Marc Kabund felled by a text message

Jean-Marc Kabund, interim chairman of President Félix Tshisekiedi's party, the Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social. © Reuters

Behind the first deputy speaker of parliament Jean-Marc Kabund's sacking on 25 May lies Kabila's anger at the interim UDPS chairman. [...]

Published on 04.06.2020 at 05:00 GMT

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