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Kabila allies lose their diplomatic passports

Over the last month, the Tshisekedi government has revoked the diplomatic passports of several Kabila allies. First in the firing was the ex-ANR chief, Kaalev Mutond. [...]

Published on 05/02/2020 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

Having fallen from grace just like their mentor Joseph Kabila, who owns vast swathes of farmland throughout the country, several senior members of the ex-president's regime have been able to fall back on their investments in agriculture.

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Tshisekedi seeks Sassou's clout to sideline one-time ally Kabila

In his battle against predecessor Joseph Kabila, President Félix Tshisekedi has turned to neighbouring head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso for help in building a new political coalition.

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Tshisekedi fears Trump defeat will play into Kabila's hands

Having cosied up to the Trump administration in the hope of freeing himself from the grip of Joseph Kabila, Tshisekedi is concerned at polls suggesting the US president is headed for defeat. The prospect of a Biden victory has by contrast put a spring in the step of the ex-Congolese president.

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

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

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

DRC
Who is engineering the rapprochement between Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame?

In a break with the policy of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi is making unprecedented overtures to his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame with the diplomatic help of a select group of loyal allies.

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DRC
Roland Kashwantale spearheads offensive against Kabila clan

For the last month, the head of the all-powerful Direction générale de migration (DGM) within the Agence nationale de renseignement [...]

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DRC
Free-for-all over ID contracts

Contracts to produce passports, driving licences, vehicle registration certificates and voter ID cards, frozen under the Kabila administration, are now the focus of intense competition under Félix Tshisekedi.

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US ambassador Mike Hammer provokes ire of Kabila camp

The reaction of the American ambassador to the Democratic Republic [...]

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Pompeo seeks to build bridges between Kabila and Tshisekedi

The US administration has asked Angola's leader João Lourenço if he could play the mediator between the ex-Congolese president and his successor.

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Félix Tshisekedi pivots westwards on intelligence and defence

In contrast to his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who cut military and intelligence ties with the West, Félix Tshisekedi has reopened channels of cooperation on security with Paris, Brussels and Washington to soften the impact of the imminent withdrawal of the [.

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DRC President Félix Tshisekedi at Paris Peace Forum, November 12, 2019.

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Intelligence services play Joseph Kabila off against Felix Tshisekedi

With the former and current Congolese presidents in the midst of negotiating a new government, the ANR has demanded an audit of government expenditure since Felix Tshisekedi's election.

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Justin Inzun Kakiak drawn into biometric passport battle

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DRC
Passport contract up for grabs again?

ID document manufacturers are descending on Congo-K in the hope that Felix Tshisekedi's new administration will review the passport mega-project.

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Francois Beya Kasonga, Tshisekedi's security chief

Appointed as Felix Tshisekedi's special advisor on security matters on 2 February, Francois Beya Kasonga accompanied the new Congolese president [...]

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Felix Tshisekedi treads fine line to keep Kabila clan at bay

Though he enjoys the stature of an opponent of Joseph Kabila's regime, Felix Tshisekedi (aka ‘Fatshi') won the presidential election on 30 December at the price of an implicit understanding with his former adversaries. With a minority in the National [.

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With a minority in the National Assembly, new president Felix Tshisekedi will not have an easy task

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Kabila allies lose their diplomatic passports

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Lualaba, a hotspot for pro-Kabila gentlemen farmers

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