In the headlines: the Congolese government overthrown

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The deputies voted in turn for or against the motion of censure against the government of Sylvestre Ilunga.

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By: Frédéric Couteau Follow

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 The government of Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba was dismissed yesterday by the national assembly

 ,"

notes the Congolese news site Cas-Info

.

This dismissal, he says, follows the vote of a motion of censure based on the failures of government action in the face of the expectations of the Congolese populations related in particular to peace, security, the rule of law, democracy and the social situation.

 "

In short, summarizes Cas-Info, “

 the Ilunkamba government is accused of incompetence.

"The government has failed terribly on all fronts, say the signatories of the motion. It no longer deserves the confidence of the National Assembly and therefore of all the Congolese people."

"

Now,

says Jeune Afrique

, “ 

before getting down to the formation of his new government, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi should receive in the coming days the report of the informant, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, charged since January 1 to constitute a new majority.

While there is little doubt that it will succeed, it will be necessary to observe the way in which the posts are distributed.

 "

A battle but not the war

In any case, “ 

bad weather for Kabilie

,

notes

Afrikarabia

for its part

.

After the defeat of Emmanuel Ramazany Shadari, the dolphin of Joseph Kabila, in the 2018 presidential election, after the fall of the President of the National Assembly

(in December)

, it is the turn of the very Kabila Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga of be dismissed.

 "

This is, continues Afrikarabia, “ 

a new stage in the battle led by Felix Tshisekedi to try to recover the power until then confiscated by the Kabila camp.

(…)

But if the current president has just won several battles, shaking the Kabila system, he may not have won the war, points out the site specializing in the DRC.

By composing a

bloated

"Sacred Union"

that looks like two drops of water to the CACH-FCC coalition, with the same actors, President Tshisekedi now finds himself doomed to have to meet the demands of his own UDPS troops, but also those of its very many new partners with often divergent interests.

 "

Work to be done

“ 

Félix Tshisekedi and his camp can savor this first victory, which could well only be a stage success

,”

notes WakatSéra in Burkina Faso

.

Incompetence, insecurity, the inability to put an end to the massacres in the east of the country, the presence of foreign armies on Congolese soil, the lack of fairness in justice and corruption, to name but a few. Grievances, brought by the accusing party of the National Assembly, against Sylvestre Ilunga, actually fall under the responsibility of the Head of State

, exclaims WakatSéra,

from whom the Prime Minister receives his roadmap.

Better still, these evils are far from being a novelty for the Congolese and will not be able to disappear with a wave of a magic wand

.

"

No more excuses!

So,

beware warns Ledjely in Guinea

, " 

now that Félix Tshisekedi has freed himself from the grip and is somewhat sheltered from the fangs of the former president, he is no longer entitled to the error.

Of course, he did some things.

These include the ongoing reforms of the education system, in particular free primary education.

(…)

We do not forget either the so-called 100 days trial which had resulted in the conviction in particular of Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of President Tshisekedi.

So there have been efforts.

But there are still some

, points out the Guinean site.

In any case, in the eyes of the Congolese whose daily situation has not been fundamentally impacted by the new governance.

Perhaps in part because the phenomenon of corruption is still prevalent in Congolese society in general and in public administration in particular.

But it is especially in the eastern part of the country, on the border with Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

, notes Ledjely,

that the populations, caught in pincers between different armed groups, are waiting to see the impacts of the Tshisekedi presidency.

 "

Indeed,

adds

Le Pays

in Ouagadougou

, “ 

now that he has free rein to work, President Tshisekedi has no more excuses.

Like a mason, he is expected to stand up to the wall in the implementation of his political program on the basis of which he was elected.

He has all the more interest in working as the next presidential election is already on the horizon. 

"

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