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| DR Congo President Promises National Unity Government |
| 2013-10-24 |
| [An Nahar] DR Congo President Joseph Kabila promised Wednesday to build a national unity government, after talks with civil society and opposition members in the troubled African country. Kabila said his priorities were to re-establish peace and state authority and spur economic development in the war-torn country. "In line with the transparent policy I have adopted since I came to power, a government of national unity will soon be put in place," he told parliament. "This government will include members of the ruling majority as well as the opposition and civil society," said Kabila, who was re-elected in a disputed 2011 poll. Kabila also pledged to allow the remains of former president Joseph Mobutu back into the country from Morocco -- an announcement that won him applause from politicians. Mobutu, who ruled from 1965 to 1997, was chased from DR Congo by Kabila's own father, Laurent, who was assassinated in 2001. The move is seen as a highly symbolic gesture to the significant number of Congolese that hold Mobutu in high regard. Kabila also agreed to introduce quotas for female candidate in elections. |
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