The balance of power in the new DRC

To what extent has the Kabila regime been replaced? Not much if you listen to some opposition leaders. But Tshisekedi is trying to use his popularity to break the system.

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rising son

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DRC: The metamorphosis of Félix Tshisekedi

When he stepped onto the tarmac of Brussels airport on 16 September, welcomed by the Belgian deputy prime minister at the start of his first official visit to Europe, Félix Tshisekedi probably remembered the day in 1983 when he landed there with his mother and siblings.

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learning by doing

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DRC: Félix Tshisekedi’s difficult balancing act

Eight months after his inauguration, President Félix Tshisekedi is encircled by his predecessor, trying to battle internal feuds while using his personal popularity to break Kabila's grip.

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red lines

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DRC: ‘Tshisekedi must apologise for betraying the people’ – Fayulu

The losing presidential candidate maintains that "truth of the ballot boxes" was not respected in the DRC.

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