Nairobi, April 27 -- Nearly five months after the general election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is still no new government in Kinshasa.

New Prime Minister Judith Suminwa says she is still consulting with the country's political parties and other figures.

It is not that there is a constitutional crisis in the DRC, but appointing a council of ministers often helps calm political anxiety, roping in influential leaders out of the cold or delivering a punishing blow to those who fell by the wayside.

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President Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in on January 20, 2024, beginning his second - and last - term in office as per the law. Pending a new government, the Congolese head ...