Summary
Barely a year after its inception, the Democratic Republic of Congo's transitional government could be close to disintegration. In the second coup attempt in less than three months, renegade forces briefly seize control of the national television station and announce that the army was in charge. Woodside opines that stabilizing the situation will not only require coordination among fractious elements in Kinshasa, but also the cooperation of key regional players.
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Shaky Transition
THE EVENTS IN KINSHASA, WHICH SAW elements of the presidential guard briefly seize control of the national television station and announce that the army was in charge, represented the second coup attempt in less than three months.
Although initial indications were that the revolt may have been staged as part of a strategy by President Joseph Kabila to prepare the way for an emergency consolidation of his power base, such rumours only heightened concer...See the full content of this document
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