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Patrick Muyaya asks opposition to clarify position on Kabila

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Patrick Muyaya asks opposition to clarify position on Kabila

Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya is asking leaders of the Article 64 Coalition to clarify their position after the creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, led by Joseph Kabila. In a video posted on 18 October, he said the former president’s choice calls into question appeals for him to take part in a political dialogue, Mediacongo reports.

The spokesperson for the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Patrick Muyaya, has asked the leaders of the Article 64 Coalition to clarify their position following the creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), led by former president Joseph Kabila. He challenged them in a video posted on social media on Sunday 18 October, Mediacongo reports.

Several opposition figures, including Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi, Delly Sesanga and Jean-Marc Kabund, are active in the Article 64 Coalition. Its leaders had called for Kabila to take part in a possible inclusive political dialogue. “Everyone who argued for…”, Muyaya said in the video.

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  1. 17 OctBernadette Tokwaulu proposes pre-dialogue in DR Congo
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  3. 17 OctUnited Front denounces AFC/M23 reorganisation in DRC
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