Pro-Kabila senators in DR Congo lash 'dictatorial' shift
By AFP
FEB 4, 2021
January 24 2019: Outgoing president Joseph Kabila, left, shakes hands with his newly-inaugurated successor, Felix Tshisekedi. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP)
A group of DR Congo senators who support former president Joseph Kabila on Thursday condemned a "dictatorial shift" in the country after their bloc became a target in a long-running power struggle.
President Felix Tshisekedi, who took office in January 2019, is pushing through top-level changes in parliament after a two-year tussle with pro-Kabila supporters.
In December, he scrapped a coalition government dominated by Kabila allies and last week pushed out the pro-Kabila prime minister after winning over members of the National Assembly.