By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Félix Tshisekedi brought together his parliamentary majority on Saturday 24 October in Kinshasa to mobilise it against the rebel movement launched by his predecessor Joseph Kabila. This first official political intervention since Kabila joined the rebellion also comes as the next political milestones approach, reports RFI.
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Tshisekedi and Sassou discuss the Makotipoko border incident and the victims of clashes on the Congo River.
25 OctTshisekedi says DR Congo security situation is under control25 OctTshisekedi puts ministry at centre of diplomatic coordination24 OctTshisekedi leaves constitutional revision decision to his majority in 2028President Félix Tshisekedi assured Sacred Union deputies and senators that the security situation was under control, as Joseph Kabila now leads the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation formed from the AFC/M23. He also accused his predecessor and Rwanda of fuelling the aggression, according to Actualité.cd.
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Félix Tshisekedi has left it to the Sacred Union of the Nation to decide whether or not to initiate a constitutional revision, with 2028 set as the deadline for his possible stay in power. The Congolese president also discussed the security situation and tensions with Joseph Kabila, according to Lepotentiel.
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Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, former president of the Congolese Senate and a close ally of Joseph Kabila, has been arrested in Kinshasa by Félix Tshisekedi’s authorities, according to Congolese media. Aged 80, he is reportedly suspected of embezzling seven million dollars, according to Umuseke.
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President Félix Tshisekedi accused Joseph Kabila of never having loved the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the former head of state chose to join the armed struggle against the government. At a meeting with members of the Sacred Union, he also called Kabila a “coward”, according to remarks reported by journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala.
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DR Congo’s Foreign Trade Ministry receives two busesThe Congolese Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, has handed over two new buses to staff and officials of his administration in Kinshasa. Purchased with ministry funds, the vehicles are intended to facilitate daily travel, reduce delays and improve working conditions, according to the minister.
Four arrested over leopard skin and ivory trafficking in CongoFour people suspected of trafficking products from protected species were arrested on 18 October in Nkayi and Dolisie, Republic of the Congo, with a leopard skin and two ivory tusks. They are to appear before the Madingou prosecutor and face up to five years in prison and a fine of five million CFA francs, reports the ACI.The week in Africa
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