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DR Congo's Tshisekedi 'in full control of new government'

Felix Tshisekedi (R) has grabbed the levers of power from his predecessor Joseph Kabila in recent months. [AFP]

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the DR Congo, is in full control of a new government unveiled Monday after a four-month power struggle with predecessor Joseph Kabila, an official announcement indicated.

The president had in February named the head of state-owned mining giant Gecamines, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, as prime minister.

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