Former sport minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, is the new prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Before being appointed he was the Director-General of Gecanine, DR Congo’s biggest parastatal mining company. The 43-year-old has a month to form a government that will lead the so-called Sacred Union, the new …
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After a string of moves to break Joseph Kabila’s grip on the legislature, lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo elected a speaker loyal to President Felix Tshisekedi Wednesday. Christophe Mboso‘s appointment comes three weeks after a pro-Kabila appointee was voted out. Almost 400 of the 500 members supported Christophe …
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Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba has formally resigned as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, submitting his letter to President Félix Tshisekedi. Mr Ilunga, a key ally of Mr Tshisekedi’s predecessor Joseph Kabila, had headed a coalition cabinet for 15 months. But Members of Parliament passed a vote of no …
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