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Tshisekedi's military adviser under pressure from top brass

One year after his appointment, the Congolese president's military adviser Franck Ntumba is widely contested by the general staff and may even step down to run for governor of one of the DRC's provinces. [...]

Published on 24/08/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Augustin Mamba Mubiayi
Celestin Mbala
Constant Ndima Kongba
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Felix Tshisekedi
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Jean-Claude Yav
Johnny Luboya Nkashama
Michel Mandiangu Mbala

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The battle over phantom battalions and retired generals

For several weeks, Félix Tshisekedi, his advisers and the country's senior military leadership have been at odds over the actual amount of soldiers in DRC's national army (FARDC), which is regularly inflated by the addition of soldiers who have actually died or are about to retire.

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DRC's national army (FARDC) troops in Beni, North Kivu province, DRC, in May 2019.

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