The presidential office of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) unveiled early Wednesday the composition of the new government after President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in for a second term in late January.
The new government, led by Prime Minister Judith Tuluka Suminwa, is made up of 55 members, including the head of government, six deputy prime ministers and 10 ministers of state, compared with 57 members in the outgoing cabinet reshuffled in March 2023.
In an announcement on state broadcaster RTNC, government spokesperson Salama said Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita had been appointed defence minister – a key role given Congo’s costly two-year conflict with the M23 rebel group in eastern territories.
Muadiamvita, a lawyer by training, was previously head of Congo’s official gazette, the journal of record for legal acts.
Doudou Fwamba Likunde was named finance minister and Kizito Pakabomba was appointed to oversee the mines ministry and Congo’s globally significant reserves of coltan, copper and other minerals.
Referring to the delay forming a government, the president’s communications director Erik Nyindu said it took time for the different parties in the ruling coalition to find a compromise.
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