Growing turbulence in DRC’s ruling coalition points to an early divorce
THE rickety coalition that has governed the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for 20 months, forged by President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila, appears to be falling apart. ALBERT KASANDA, Researcher in Political Philosophy and social sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences In 2019, for lack of a parliamentary majority, Tshisekedi chose to share power with his former rival, Kabila, in a coalition of their respective political platforms – the Cape for Change and the Common Front for the Congo. The Cape for Change is led by Tshisekedi and opposition figure Vital Kamerhe. Rather than put the country on…