Tagged: Felix Tshisekedi

Farida Adamu

What We Know about the DRC’s Cabinet Split

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Former Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba has won the election for the country’s Senate Presidency. Rumoured to be the favourite candidate of former President Kabila, he won the parliament’s highest seat through a secret ballot with a score of 65 votes to 43 against his opponent, Modeste Bahati […]

Conrad Omodiagbe

SADC Calls for Recount of votes in the DRC

The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional organisation for southern African states, has called for a recount of votes in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes after the DRC’s electoral body announced the provisional results of the December election, declaring Felix Tshisekedi the winner. In a statement released on Sunday, SADC announced that […]