The cabinet of Congo's first female prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, has finally been unveiled. Members include some close allies of President Felix Tshisekedi. Stakes are high as fighting in the east continues.
The cabinet of Congo's first female prime minister, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, has finally been unveiled. Members include some close allies of President Felix Tshisekedi. Stakes are high as fighting in the east continues.Suminwa's new government is made up of 54 members, including six deputy prime ministers, 10 ministers of state, 24 ministers, four deputy ministers and ten vice ministers.
She has a master's degree in applied economics as well as a diploma for additional studies in human resource management in developing countries. "I very much hope that there will definitely be new things, good things," Sefora Wameh, a student in the capital, Kinshasa, told DW."There are men who say that women can't do what they do. But I firmly believe that this time we women have the opportunity to do better than the men."
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