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in Official Notice

L’Ambassade a le reel plaisir de vous annoncer la visite officielle a Washington DC de son Excellence Monsieur le President de la Republique Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo pour un séjour du 3 au 6 Avril 2019. SALUTATIONS PATRIOTIQUES. The Embassy has the real honor and it is with great pleasure that we are announcing the…

Democracy in Africa ‘an evolutionary process’, says Trump’s ‘Mr Africa’

Mar 7, 2019

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Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo had “major faults”, but were possibly the most democratic the country has ever held, according to the US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy. In a wide-ranging interview with RFI, Donald Trump’s Africa policy chief talked about the “serious” nature of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis and…

DRC president visits Namibia’s first president, Sam Nujoma

Mar 7, 2019

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Felix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, ended his official visit to Namibia on Wednesday after a series of activities with his host Hage Geingob. Having arrived on Tuesday and holding a joint press conference with Geingob, Tshisekedi who was accompanied by his wife were hosted to an official dinner in his…

Tshisekedi pledges to free political prisoners

Mar 7, 2019

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The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within the next 10 days. In a speech he said he would ask the justice minister to release all those held in jail for their political views. Mr Tshisekedi assumed office in January, taking over from…

Museveni holds bilateral talks with Presidents Tshisekedi, Uhuru & Mohamed

Feb 13, 2019

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February 12, 2019 – At the end of the 32nd Summit of African Union Heads of State, President Museveni has held a couple of bilateral meetings with fellow regional leaders, their discussions being dominated by themes of security, integration and how to strengthen economic ties. Congratulates Tshisekedi Read more

We will train your civil servants: Kenya’s offer to DRC’s Tshisekedi

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Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta has reiterated his government’s support to president Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo, offering on Wednesday to train the latter’s civil servants. Kenyatta expressed his country’s commitment to political stability in DRC during a visit by President Tshisekedi. The new DRC president is on his maiden tour which has…

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi hails victory on first trip abroad

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Kinshasa: DR Congo’s new President, Felix Tshisekedi, on Tuesday defended his disputed election victory as he visited neighbouring Angola on his first trip abroad since being sworn in last month. “I know that there have been some imperfections, some irregularities in these elections, but overall it went well because this change of leadership was done peacefully,”…

Kabila is ‘without regret’ ahead of power handover

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“The United States welcomes the Congolese Constitutional Court’s certification of Felix Tshisekedi as the next President,” State Department spokesman Robert Palladino said. “We are committed to working with the new DRC government … We encourage the government to include a broad representation of Congo’s political stakeholders and to address reports of electoral irregularities.” Read more

DR Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi arrives in Angola

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