Congo leader seeks to grow local power bases

Kinshasa seeks to hold local elections to boost the president's party base and thus leverage as his term limit nears

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  • Local elections on horizon
  • Provincial power
  • Road to 2016
  • Succession politics
  • Opposition
  • Katanga province
  • Matata

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