A new scramble for DR Congo begins in earnest as Tshisekedi steadies the ship
President Uhuru Kenyatta (second right) is received by his host DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi (right) on arrival at N’djili International Airport in Kinshasa. PHOTO | PSCU
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi is increasingly being viewed as his own man. He has succeeded in shaking off his predecessor and perceived puppeteer Joseph Kabila and even gone ahead to be elected chair of the African Union.
The world in general, and Africa in particular, has garnered confidence in the “new” DRC under President Tshisekedi, after decades of being seen as a failed state. The president looks committed to reforms, cracking down on corruption and bringing relative peace to the troubled east, where dozens of militia groups operate.
