DRC: "Vital Kamerhe's arrest is a major political fact"

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Vital Kamerhe, director of cabinet to President Félix Tshisekedi, in January 2020. RFI / Sonia Rolley

By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

Secretary General of the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo Vital Kamerhe was arrested on Wednesday after testifying in an investigation into an alleged embezzlement of public funds. The analysis of Bob Kabamba, professor of political science at the University of Liège and director of the Political Support Unit in Central Africa.

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“ It is the first time in the history of the Congo that a chief of staff's chief of staff has been arrested. "

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