ALBAWABA - Following months of delay, the Democratic Republic of Congo announced appointing a new government, putting an end to the political uncertainty that has been shadowing the country since the reelection of President Felix Tshisekedi.
Prime Minister Judith Sumonwa Tuluka, the first female prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was appointed in early April. There are 54 ministers in the current Cabinet compared to the 57 in the previous administration.
The president named Jacquemain Shabani, his formidable former director of the electoral campaign, to the Interior Ministry. Shabani was previously his principal advisor on political and electoral issues.
The head of the Congo Dynamic Progressive Revolutionary Opposition platform, Constant Mutamba, was named minister of justice, while Guy Kabombo took Jean-Piere Bemba's post at the Defense Ministry. Tshisekedi nominated Therese Kayiwamba, a woman, to the Foreign Ministry, replacing Christophe Lutundula.
Kizito Kapinga was assigned to the Mines Ministry, where he oversaw the nation of Central Africa's enormous reserves of copper, coltan, and other minerals that are of worldwide importance.
Following discussions spanning more than five months, the president's new allies, who have 95% of the National Assembly seats and have controlled the parliament since the latest election in December 2023, formed the administration that includes 16 women ministers.
Following the arrest of many plan participants, the army declared last week that it had thwarted a coup attempt in Kinshasa, the country's capital.
Improving the living circumstances of common people who make less than $2 per day and putting a stop to the M23 uprising in the unstable east are among the government's immediate priorities.
