CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: IRIN Weekly Round-up 43
DRC: RCD appoints new leader, reshuffles team
The governing Rassemblement congolais pour la democratie (RCD), based in
the eastern Congolese town of Goma, has carried out a major reshuffle
after its leader Emile Ilunga resigned at the weekend. RCD spokesman
Kin-Kiey Mulumba told IRIN on Monday Ilunga had admitted that the
executive team had failed in its work and that he "recognised the mistakes
of his leadership". There had been mobilisation and communication
problems, Ilunga told a meeting of the movement's founders on 28 October.
He himself had had "difficulties" and was therefore tendering his
resignation as president, although he would remain a member of the
"revolution". His two vice-presidents, Jean-Pierre Ondekane and Moise
Nyarugabo, resigned at the same time. [For full story see separate IRIN
item of 30 October headlined "Rebel leader resigns admitting 'errors'"].
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