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French Journalist Surprised to Hear Congo President Says He Prefers Dealing With Russia and China Over the West
French journalist Darius Rochebin seemed genuinely surprised when Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi stated in a recent interview that he and other African leaders prefer to work with Russia and China over Western democracies. Rochebin, one of francophone ...
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Details Of Revamped China-Congo Mining Deal Emerge
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi surprised many late last week with an announcement that the controversial Sicomines deal has been successfully renegotiated. Tshisekedi had made reworking the controversial resource-for-infrastructure deal with a Chinese consortium that included firms like Sinohydro and ...
Tshisekedi Says Restructured Chinese Mining Deal Will Pave the Way for $7 Billion in New Infrastructure
Félix Tshisekedi was sworn in this weekend for a second five-year term following a landslide victory in December in an election that many of his opponents say was stolen. The president took the oath of office on Saturday before a packed ...
China Acknowledges DRC Election Results
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday formally expressed support for the results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s recent election. This follows the Congolese Constitutional Court’s certification of the controversial poll. The court this week found that Felix Tshisekedi’s 73.5% landslide was ...
New Power Station in the DR Congo Showcases Why Democratically-Elected Leaders in Africa Really Like Working With China
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi was all smiles on Tuesday when he officially inaugurated a new 220Kv power substation that will significantly improve the power supply to an estimated two million residents in the capital, Kinshasa. The President was joined by Chinese ambassador ...
