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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president

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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup. Self-exiled opposition leader threatens president

Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi. File | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” on May 19 morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of a close ally of Congo’s president that left three people dead in the capital,…

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Congo appoints its first female Prime Minister as violence surges in the east

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Congo appoints its first female Prime Minister as violence surges in the east

Judith Suminwa Tuluka. | Photo Credit: X/@SuminwaJudith President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on April 1 appointed the country’s first female Prime Minister, fulfilling a campaign promise and making an important step towards the formation of a new government after being reelected late last year. Former Planning Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka will…

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