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Joseph Kabila

Date of Birth: 4 June 1971
Place of Birth: Hewa Bora, South Kivu


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US mulls Gertler deal to secure minerals

Whether or not Tshisekedi's indulgent take on the matter is also influenced by suitably well-hidden payments from Gertler-connected offshore entities as appeared to be the case with his predecessor Joseph Kabila is unclear...

In 2017 the United States Treasury Department put Israeli businessman Dan Gertler under sanctions for 'hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of opaque and corrupt mining and oil deals' in Congo-K in which he acted as a middleman – a position acquired thanks to his friendship with President Joseph Kabila...

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A failed coup with an American twist

After harbouring his own ambitions to replace former president Joseph Kabila Kamerhe emerged at the heart of Tshisekedi's successful presidential bid in December 2018 and was appointed as his chief of staff...

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Mining colossus Gécamines hires lobbyists to boost bargaining with Washington

Gertler who made billions from his friendships with presidents Laurent-Désiré Kabila and his son Joseph Kabila was sanctioned after years of UN and US investigations into his operations...

Guy Robert Lukama the chairman of Gécamines who replaced Albert Yuma a close ally of Joseph Kabila has mooted several reforms to improve the company's reputation which has been shredded by decades of state corruption...

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Tshisekedi favoured to retain Presidency in $1.2 billion elections

The electoral rules introduced by previous president Joseph Kabila which made the presidential election a 'first past the post' contest with just one round of voting will favour Tshisekedi...

In October Nangaa told French media that he had been pressured to agree to a 'power sharing agreement' between Tshisekedi and former president Joseph Kabila to hand victory to the former following the 2018 election which he presided over which was 'validated and certified' by South Africa Kenya and Egypt (AC Vol 63 No 5 Spymaster's arrest heralds purge)...

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Oppositionists vie for the presidency

The first candidate to register was Senator Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon a former prime minister and finance minister under former President Joseph Kabila from Maniema Province (AC Vol 61 No 24 Tshisekedi's moment of truth)...

Pour encourager les autres?

He withdrew from the 2018 race which Tshisekedi won after making a deal with ex-President Joseph Kabila (AC Vol 60 No 2 Data leak exposes plot to steal presidential vote)...

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Gertler's end

Those mining and oil drilling rights were secured over the past two decades starting after Gertler established himself as a close friend of presidents Laurent-Désiré Kabila and his son Joseph Kabila before working as an intermediary with the likes of Glencore (AC Vol 63 No 13 Gaps in Glencore's guilty plea)...

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