President Joseph Kabila of DRCongo has appointed Lambert Mende as the new Interior Minister
Mende has been popular with his rhetoric against Rwanda in the recent upsurge of M23 rebellion that ended in the laters defeat and escape to neighbouring Uganda.
Mende was formerly serving as DRC’s Minister of Information
The formation of the government of national unity announced by President Kabila after national consultations, continues to fuel publications in Kinshasa newspapers.
“It is up to us to learn that Lambert Mende, the current Minister of Information and Spokesman of the Government, should lead, in the future the Government, the Ministry of the Interior,” wrote the tri-weekly.
As if he was already running, argues the paper, we saw recently in the province of North Kivu where Mende was overseeing the disarmament of militias.
New Congo believes that Mende keeps his position as spokesman of the Government.
To replace the Ministry of Information, still reveals the newspaper, Joseph Kabila would set his sights on André-Alain Atundu. Head of Communication Unit of the Presidential Majority, former CEO of Gécamines (under Mobutu) is present in the media to defend the social project of Joseph Kabila.
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