Category: Democratic Republic of the Congo

1. Congo’s President Tshisekedi Appoints New Prime Minister: President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has appointed a new prime minister, Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, to replace Bruno Tshibala. The appointment was made following a power-sharing agreement between the president and the opposition. Ilunga is a former minister of foreign affairs and has held several other ministerial positions in the past.

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↪ Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance 1 year ago
↪ Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war 1 year ago
↪ Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict 1 year ago
↪ Meet the young Musketeers, our unelected overlords employed by ‘Doge’ 1 year ago
↪ The fall of Goma: 16 days of chaos and fear – in pictures 1 year ago
↪ Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’, despite official denials of role 1 year ago
↪ ‘A crying need’: Goma hospitals plead for blood donors after M23 assault 1 year ago
↪ Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launch new offensive in DRC 1 year ago
↪ Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Goma prison set on fire 1 year ago