Joseph Kabila calls for massive support for his successor
Outgoing Congolese President Joseph Kabila calls on his compatriots to massively support his successor Felix Tshisikedi who’s due to be inaugurated today. Kabila says he’ll hand over the reins without regret. The election of Felix Tshisekedi remains controversial. France, which cast doubt on the results of the Presidential election, has noted Tshisekedi’s win but stopped […]
Felix Tshisekedi’s deal-making ability could be DRC’s salvation
by Jean-Jacques Cornish Of the many brickbats justifiably being hurled at the Congo’s new President Felix Tshisekdi, daddy’s boy is not one of them. Nepotism could easily spring to mind as the reason why the son of the veteran opposition figure finally gets the job his father managed to secure. This would be simplistic and […]