Congo-Kinshasa: Growing Turbulence in DRC's Ruling Coalition Points to an Early Divorce

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Congo-Kinshasa: Growing Turbulence in DRC's Ruling Coalition Points to an Early Divorce

[The Conversation Africa] The rickety coalition that has governed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 20 months, forged by President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila, appears to be falling apart.

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