Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo[1] (French: [feliks ɑ̃twan tʃisekedi tʃilombo]; born 13 June 1963) [2] is a Congolese politician who has been the fifth president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019. [3]

Jan 30, 2025 · Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swathes of the nation’s mineral-rich east...

Étienne Tshisekedi wa Mulumba (14 December 1932 – 1 February 2017) was a Congolese politician and the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS), formerly the main opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Jan 20, 2024 · Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn into office after a disputed December election. At the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, he promised a huge crowd of supporters and several heads of state to unite the Central African country during his second five-year term and to protect lives in the conflict-hit eastern region.

Jan 10, 2019 · After weeks of uncertainty, opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). He was inaugurated at the Peoples' Palace,...

Jan 28, 2025 · Étienne Tshisekedi (born December 14, 1932, Luluabourg, Belgian Congo [now Kananga, Democratic Republic of the Congo]—died February 1, 2017, Belgium) was a Congolese opposition leader who founded (1982) the country’s first opposition party and worked against the successive presidents Mobutu Sese Seko, Laurent Kabila, and Joseph Kabila.

Jan 30, 2025 · In contrast, Tshisekedi paid tribute to the killed Sadc soldiers "fighting alongside us", as well as UN peacekeepers. The UN, the European Union and countries including the US and China have all ...

Dec 31, 2023 · At the beginning of his first term in office in 2019, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi vowed to make his country "the Germany of Africa". He promised to grow the economy and...

Dec 31, 2023 · President Félix Tshisekedi has been declared the winner of Democratic Republic of Congo's election, which has been condemned as a "sham" by several opposition candidates...

Feb 6, 2025 · Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where ...