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Congo Kinshasa

Félix Antoine Tshisekedi

Date of Birth: 3 June 1963
Place of Birth: Kinshasa


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DISPATCHES

State miner opposes new China sale

puts it on a collision course with President Félix Tshisekedi's government which has already approved the sale (AC Vol 65 No 10 Mining colossus Gécamines hires lobbyists to boost bargaining with Washington)...

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Tshisekedi unruffled in his labyrinth

Shots rang out in the Gombe diplomatic enclave of Kinshasa early on 19 May when over 50 men in combat fatigues drove in convoy towards the residence of President Félix Tshisekedi known as the Palais de la Nation (Dispatches 21/5/24 A failed coup with an American twist)...

RUSSIA MAY GAIN IN CHAOTIC COUP AFTERMATH The manic blame game following the bizarre attack on President Félix Tshisekedi's house could hamper the United States' efforts to boost relations with Kinshasa and access the cornucopia of critical minerals in Congo-Kinshasa...

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US mulls Gertler deal to secure minerals

The proposed deal is backed by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi whose government in 2022 signed a deal with Gertler in which it committed itself to lobbying for the lifting of sanctions against him (AC Vol 63 No 6 Tshisekedi helps Gertler in fight with US & Dispatches 18/4/23 Gertler's end)...

Kabila's successor as president Félix Tshisekedi inherited the friendship with Gertler and has been pushing the US to lift its sanctions (AC Vol 63 No 6 Tshisekedi helps Gertler in fight with US)...


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A failed coup with an American twist

President Félix Tshisekedi's officials say that the Congolese army foiled an attempted coup in the early hours of Sunday morning after armed men attacked the house of Vital Kamerhe the economy minister and deputy prime minister and a close ally of the president...

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