CENCO's announcement was a bombshell for President Joseph Kabila who in August succumbed to pressure to hold long-delayed elections and chose former interior minister Shadary to be the ruling party's presidential candidate...
The diplomats say Kigali supports President Joseph Kabila's plan to install Shadary because this may be the best way to maintain Rwanda's leverage over Congo-K's institutions and army and so control conflict on Rwanda's western border...