Tag: Tshisekedi
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President Tshisekedi of Democratic Republic of Congo takes over as Chairman of AU
The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected President Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2021. According to a release from Addis Ababa, the event took place on Saturday during the ongoing 34th Ordinary…
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DR Congo election body declares opposition candidate, Tshisekedi winner of presidential poll
Felix Tshisekedi has vowed to be the president “of all Congolese” after the Democratic Republic of Congo‘s (DRC) electoral commission declared him the winner of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of Thursday, was rejected by rival Martin Fayulu, who was backed by opposition heavyweights and had led…