Democratic Republic of Congo has appointed a new government, spokesperson Tina Salama said in the early hours of Wednesday, ending an impasse that has mired the country in political uncertainty for months.<\/p>\n
President Felix Tshisekedi won a second term after elections in late 2023 that also handed his Sacred Union coalition a large majority in parliament. But internal jostling for jobs has delayed the formation of a new cabinet of ministers.<\/p>\n
The president eventually\u00a0named Judith Suminwa\u00a0as Congo’s first female prime minister on April 1 and his ex-chief of staff\u00a0Vital Kamerhe as parliament speaker\u00a0on May 22, paving the way for the appointment of the government.<\/p>\n
The new cabinet comprises 54 ministers versus 57 in the last government – a smaller-than-expected downsizing despite pressure to reduce costs.<\/p>\n
In an announcement on state broadcaster RTNC, Salama said Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita had been appointed defence minister – a key role given Congo’s costly two-year conflict with the M23 rebel group in eastern territories.<\/p>\n
Muadiamvita, a lawyer by training, was previously head of Congo’s official gazette, the journal of record for legal acts.<\/p>\n
Doudou Fwamba Likunde was named finance minister and Kizito Pakabomba was appointed to oversee the mines ministry and Congo’s globally significant reserves of coltan, copper and other minerals.<\/p>\n
Referring to the delay forming a government, the president’s communications director Erik Nyindu said it took time for the different parties in the ruling coalition to find a compromise.<\/p>\n
“Better that than a country full of conflict,” he said on RTNC.<\/p>\n
Tshisekedi formed his first government when he was elected in 2019. It was a coalition with his predecessor Joseph Kabila that broke up in 2021.<\/p>\n
Tshisekedi then formed another coalition.<\/p>\n
Since the last election in December, the Sacred Union has held around 95% of National Assembly seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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