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DRC: Three ministers linked to presidential hopeful Moïse Katumbi quit government

By Anna Sylvestre-Treiner, Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala

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Posted on December 30, 2022 12:25

-ass-rdc-demission-ministres-katumbi-1256×628-1672243190 Moïse Katumbi when he returned to Kinshasa on 6 November 2020. © ARSENE MPIANA/AFP — Moïse Katumbi when he returned to Kinshasa on 6 November 2020. © ARSENE MPIANA/AFP

Christian Mwando, Chérubin Okende, and Véronique Kilumba have left their posts after the Ensemble movement leader announced that he would run against the incumbent Félix Tshisekedi for President of the DRC in 2023.

In response, President Tshisekedi has convened his council of ministers to evaluate the situation. What will happen next?

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