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DRC appoints its first-ever female prime minister as violence surges in country’s east

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s former planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka has been appointed as the African nation’s first-ever female prime minister amid worsening security and humanitarian situation in the country’s east. Suminwa was appointed on Monday (1 April) by DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi, who sought to fulfill his campaign promise and make an important […]
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Former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta appointed to mediate crisis in Eastern DRC

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The leaders of East African Community, EAC, have appointed former Kenyan leader Uhuru Kenyatta to broker political negotiations to end the security crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the army is facing some 100 armed groups. The appointment came during a high-level meeting on the sideline of ongoing COP27 in Egypt. […]