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)...

But outgoing President Joseph Kabila who feared that Fayulu would investigate his extensive and opaque business dealings cut a backroom deal to hand the Presidency to Tshisekedi...

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)...

A former warlord convicted at the International Criminal Court (ICC) of crimes against humanity in the Central African Republic – before later being acquitted in 2018 – Bemba's last government job was as vice-president in Joseph Kabila's government nearly two decades ago...

He was declared president as a result of a deal with outgoing President Joseph Kabila after the disputed December 2018 elections...