Etienne Tshisekedi
latest news & developmentsEditorial: DRC must choose peace, not war
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
The road ahead for the DRC
Central Africa’s giant holds the continent’s richest mineral wealth, yet its economy remains woefully underdeveloped and its people impoverished
Who is Martin Fayulu?
Known as the ‘people’s soldier’, Fayulu is challenging the DRC’s December 30 election results
A Tshisekedi finally at DRC’s helm
But there are fears that Felix has been co-opted by Joseph Kabila, who controls the electoral commission
Editorial: Big-man politics again blots out the Congolese
The DRC is a complex, challenging political quagmire
Who is Felix Tshisekedi?
The president-elect of the DRC says he will be the people’s president
DRC’s Tshisekedi: Son, heir and president-elect
Since his father founded the UDPS in 1982, the party has served as an opposition mainstay in the DRC
Hunting for ghosts in Kinshasa
Even as the DRC prepares to vote on its future, it is impossible to escape its past. And once you start looking for ghosts, you see them everywhere
Advantage Kabila in poll race
With little over a month to go, the Congolese opposition is in disarray
Kabila’s decision to step aside won’t change the DRC’s power dynamics
Emmanuel Shadary is President Joseph Kabila’s preferred presidential candidate meaning that Kabila could remain in power if not in office
DRC: Opposition don’t want Kabila to have it all his own way
The Congolese President’s strategy of delaying elections through technical delays is working perfectly.
Popular DRC opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi returns as crisis mounts
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Dynasties built on the foundation of Western education
Nearly all African leaders who are beneficiaries of dynasty politics have been educated abroad.
King Zwelithini lambasts ‘unacceptable’ DRC protests
King Goodwill Zwelithini has slammed the protests carried out by Democratic Republic of Congo expatriates at Parliament, calling them unacceptable.
Kabila camp takes DRC parliamentary majority
Two months after elections that were rejected by the DRC’s opposition and observers, Joseph Kabila and allies have won the parliamentary majority.