Democratic Republic of the Congo: the day after Tshisekedi’s inauguration
- January 23, 2019
- - 12:00 pm
January 26 [editor’s note: Tshisekedi was inaugurated January 24] will see Félix Tshisekedi be inaugurated president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, succeeding Joseph Kabila in what will be the country’s first ever transfer of presidential power effected by the ballot box. Tshisekedi’s work beginning January 27 will be to craft a government that directs its policy preferences amid a national outlook that enjoys considerable confidence and cooperation. Given the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s political and economic imperatives, when analyzed alongside the conduct of and responses to the country’s recent presidential election, we can assess the likely outlook …
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