Lack of planning, finances crippling Congo's state of siege: report


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  • Saturday, 30 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO: President of Congo Democratic Republic Felix Tshisekedi reacts during a joint news conference at the end of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Poor planning, a lack of objectives and insufficient funding have hobbled President Felix Tshisekedi's pledge to end the bloodshed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a confidential parliamentary report seen by Reuters on Friday.

In May the government replaced civilian administrations in North Kivu and Ituri provinces with police and military figures in a bid to improve decades of security issues in the mineral-rich region.

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