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Author: Kristof Titeca & James Thamani

Kristof Titeca & James Thamani

Kristof Titeca is a lecturer at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp. He works on governance and conflict in the Great Lakes region. Follow him on twitter at @KristofTiteca. James Thamani is an analyst based in Kinshasa.

  • A campaign event featuring a banner showing presidential candidate Emmanuel Shadary along with the outgoing President Joseph Kabila. Credit: Shadary Campaign.
    Congo-KinshasaPoliticsTop story
    By Kristof Titeca & James Thamani
    November 15, 2018
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    DRC elections: Kabila’s perfectly imperfect choice of successor

    The selection of Emmanuel Shadary to be the regime’s presidential candidate has surprised many. None more so than Shadary himself. On 27 October, presidential candidate Emmanuel ...
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