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Ousting hold-out regional governor, Congo's president tightens control

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi when he arrived at the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020.[Reuters]

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday struck a heavy blow against his predecessor and political rival Joseph Kabila as his allies ousted the governor of Tanganyika province.

It was the latest move by Tshisekedi's supporters to seize levers of power from Kabila, whose younger brother Zoe Kabila has run the southeastern territory for the last two years and was the only governor refusing to align himself with Tshisekedi.

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