Father and son

Congolese know about dynasties. Incumbent President Joseph Kabila is the son of his assassinated predecessor, Laurent Désirée Kabila, and the political scene in Kinshasa is peppered with the offspring of the late Mobutu Sese Seko, many aspiring to high office. So the emergence of a Belgian father and son team was less shocking in Kinshasa than in some European capitals.

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Congolese, Joseph Kabila, Laurent Désirée Kabila, Mobutu Sese Seko, Charles Michel, Louis Michel, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Portugal, Mouvement de Libération du Congo

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