Kris Berwouts, Author at African Arguments

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February 17, 2021

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DRC: New prime minister, new era?

Tshisekedi has outmanoeuvred his predecessor and has now appointed a PM. But is a victory for the president one for the Congolese people? On 15 February, ...

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February 3, 2021

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Felix Tshisekedi’s Search For Real Power, Two Years On

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Opposition figure Felix Tshisekedi became president after massively disputed elections in December 2018. Credit: Felix Tshisekedi - UDPS.

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April 2, 2019

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DRC: President Tshisekedi’s leash just got a little tighter

Former President Joseph Kabila’s coalition now has overwhelming control of the Senate too. When President Félix Tshisekedi became the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) new president ...

The DR Congo's new President Tshisekedi officially won the December 2018 elections.

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By Kris Berwouts

January 24, 2019

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President-on-a-Leash Tshisekedi and the DRC’s paradoxical new politics

After a long struggle, the people have (kind of but not really) got what they want with President Kabila (kind of but not really) conceding power. ...

What can we expect from the long-awaited DRC elections? Credit: UN Photo/Sylvain Liechti.

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November 20, 2018

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DRC elections: The field, the rules and the potential game-changers

Congo’s sloppy game to elections – The sequel. As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) prepares for elections on 23 December, there are still some technical ...

Supporters of Vital Kamerhe, one of the many influential figures in Congo's political landscape, in 2011. Credit: MONUSCO/Sylvain Liechti.

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June 15, 2017

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Trench war: The factions that make up DR Congo’s fragmented landscape

Explaining who’s on whose side in the country’s complex political mosaic. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) political landscape is highly fragmented. Both the ruling majority ...

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June 8, 2017

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It’s no longer possible to predict what’ll happen in the Congo

Kabila is flexing. Kasai is unravelling. Angola is smouldering. The week before US President Donald Trump’s inauguration this January was an interesting time to be in ...

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May 22, 2016

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DR Congo’s electoral process is at an impasse. Here are 3 scenarios for what comes next

The Congolese government is effectively boycotting its own elections In February 2015, when the Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission (CENI) published its calendar detailing all ...

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By Kris Berwouts

May 11, 2016

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Moïse Katumbi and the Congo’s race for the presidency

The influential businessman and former governor of Katanga has taken an early lead in an aggressive race, but has he made his move too early? Moïse ...

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October 9, 2015

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DRC: The final countdown to the 2016 elections or just another transition?

President Kabila faces challenges on a number of fronts, from the opposition to the grassroots to members of his own inner circle. How much longer can ...