ChimpReports: Tanzania, DRC Call for Withdrawal of Foreign Forces as Tshisekedi, Samia Deepen Security, Economic Ties
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Félix Tshisekedi
Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is a Congolese politician who is the fifth president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, serving since 2019.
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politics · President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2019 · politician · also Félix Tshisekedi, Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Felix Tshisekedi, Tshisekedi Tshilombo Félix, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Tshisekedi
Born 13 June 1963 · Q29032770
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2026· 10 entries
Benin Web TV: DRC: Félix Tshisekedi reaffirms from Gabon his desire to initiate a major national dialogue. -
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ChimpReports: Tshisekedi Arrives in Tanzania for Talks With Samia on Security, Trade
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streamlinefeed.co.ke: Tshisekedi Arrives in Tanzania for High-Stakes Trade and Security Summit
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Taarifa Rwanda: Félix Tshisekedi Expected in Tanzania
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Public attention spiked: 8,737 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.9× the usual 679, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Improved location of birth to Congolese name
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Public attention spiked: 3,510 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.2× the usual 679, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 4,290 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.3× the usual 679, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 8,406 Wikipedia readers in one day, 12.4× the usual 679, with 0 article edits.
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Yahoo! Sports: Will DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi come to Houston during the FIFA World Cup?
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2025· 6 entries
Yahoo! Sports: World Cup 2026: Félix Tshisekedi welcomes the Leopards today
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Awarded Dostyk Order of grade I (2025).
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The Africa Report: DRC: Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame agree on ceasefire in Doha
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VOA rated the claim “"President Felix Tshisekedi of DR Congo has offered the U.S. control over the country's vast minerals to persuade President Trump to send troops against the alleged Rwanda-backed M23 rebels."” Misleading.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Tshisekedi celebrating 2025 Valentine’s Day in Germany” Misleading.
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Ghana Fact rated the claim “DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was once a cab/taxi driver in Brussels” False.
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2024· 8 entries
The Africa Report: Félix Tshisekedi’s battle against Apple for the DRC’s ‘blood minerals’ goes on
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Yahoo Finance: Ivanhoe Mines Congratulates His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi on His Re-Election and Inauguration as the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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San Diego Union-Tribune: Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi is sworn into office following his disputed reelection
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The Conversation: DR Congo’s election – the key to Félix Tshisekedi’s victory
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Global Voices Online: DRC: opposition groups are decrying President Félix Tshisekedi's re-election as fraudulent
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Jurist: DRC constitutional court proclaims Félix Tshisekedi president
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Yahoo: Congo’s Constitutional Court Confirms Felix Tshisekedi’s Election Win
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Democracy Now: Félix Tshisekedi Declared Winner in DRC as Opposition Candidates Call for New Election
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2023· 1 entry
Newsday: Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone
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2021· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairperson of the African Union (2021–2022).
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2019· 2 entries
CNBC Africa: Félix Tshisekedi
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Career landmark: President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2019).
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2018· 4 entries
Election won: 2018 election to the presidency.
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Campaign: 2018 election to the presidency.
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Career landmark: Leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (2018–2019).
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Which put the DRC in dispute with international mining companies, and Tshisekedi has been under foreign pressure to not appoint him
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2011· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2011–2013).
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1985· 1 entry
Mobutu allowed him, his mother, and his brothers to leave Kasaï
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1963· 1 entry
Born 1963-06-13.
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1960· 1 entry
That an incumbent president peacefully transferred power to the opposition
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