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DR Congo's Tshisekedi names new PM after power struggle

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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Monday named Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, head of the state mining giant Gecamines, as prime minister following a prolonged tussle for power with allies of his predecessor. FRANCE 24's Clément Bonnerot tells us more.

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