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Congo names government after elections
05 Feb 2007 20:51:02 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Congo (DR) conflict

KINSHASA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo named a new government on Monday to run Africa's third biggest country after landmark elections last year aimed at ending decades of chaos and warfare, state television reported.

After weeks of delays, a decree read out on state television named the new government of Antoine Gizenga, an opposition veteran named as prime minister in December by President Joseph Kabila.


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