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Tshisekedi's death undermines chances of 2017 transition

Written By africanews on Saturday, Feb 04, 2017 | 07:19 AM

 
The death of Congo's opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi leaves opponents of President Joseph Kabila seriously weakened in their bid to force Kabila to quit power after he defied constitutional term limits to stay on last year. The DRC has never experienced a peaceful transition of power and Kabila's refusal to stand down when his final term expired in December has raised fears the unstable country could slide back into civil war. " He has been taken away from us. We do not know who can … READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2017/02/04/tshisekedi-s-death-undermines-chances-of-2017-transition Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews