DR Congo president names new PM under power-sharing deal

Kinshasa (AFP) – President Joseph Kabila on Friday named an opposition leader as prime minister for the Democratic Republic of Congo, honouring a pledge made as part of a stalled power-sharing deal agreed in December.
Bruno Tshibala, a spokesman for the “Rassemblement” (Unity) coalition of parties opposed to Kabila’s rule, will replace Samy Badibanga, who resigned as prime minister earlier Friday.
But the party, formed by veteran opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, has