In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President Tshisekedi inaugurates his first major works

After having whistled at the beginning of December the end of the coalition with his predecessor Joseph Kabila, "Fatshi concrete" (his nickname) opened to automobile traffic four road bridges supposed to facilitate traffic in the megalopolis of more than 10 million inhabitants, on traffic jams aggravated by a curfew decreed on December 12.

Unanimously known in the DRC under the name of "jumps of sheep", these road interchanges which span busy intersections are the showcase of the "emergency program of the 100 days" launched by the President of the Republic shortly after his arrival in power at the beginning. 2019.

Their inauguration comes as the constantly growing megalopolis lives at the time of the curfew (21 p.m. to 00 a.m.) decreed by the president in the face of the resurgence of cases of Covid-05 in the capital.

This curfew aggravates traffic during rush hour traffic. From the middle of the afternoon, thousands of Kinshasa leave their place of work in the towns of the city center (Gombe, Ngaliema ...) to return to their homes in peripheral areas (Limete, Ndjili ...) for a long journey. Taken by storm, public transport tends to increase its prices.

For two years, traffic, already chaotic with the increase in the vehicle fleet for fifteen years, was slowed down by the grade separation sites, in particular on the airport road.

"The wait was too long. We are tired. This sheep-leaping ceremony lacks interest for us because the sacrifice we have endured can not make anyone happy," complained Jean Kabulo, a traveling salesman met in the commune of Gombe, where a platform awaited the President of the Republic.

Sabotage

In a country plagued by corruption, where politics merges with business, the president's "great works" have been marked by a resounding case of embezzlement.

His chief of staff and main political ally, Vital Kamerhe, was sentenced to 20 years in prison with a Lebanese entrepreneur. At the end of an investigation and a trial concluded between April and June of this year, they were accused of embezzling about $ 50 million in the financing of another component of large projects, the construction of pre-built homes. -fabricated.

With the inauguration of the leapfrogging, "Fatshi Concrete" concludes a month of December carried out with a bang that redistributed the cards of power in the DRC, the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa.

On December 6, the Head of State announced the end of the coalition he formed with his predecessor Joseph Kabila, still in the majority in Parliament.

In the process, Tshisekedi called for a new “Sacred Union” majority in Parliament to support his policy of reforms - including the fight against corruption - supported by the European Union and the United States.

Against a background of presumed vote buying, the president's camp recorded rallies that enabled it to overthrow the pro-Kabila president of the Assembly, Jeanine Mabunda.

Opposite, former President Joseph Kabila remains virtually silent in the face of his successor's offensive and the first divisions and defections within his political war machine, the Common Front for the Congo (FCC).

On Monday, President Tshisekedi in a position of strength replaced the governors of the 26 provinces of the country overwhelmingly acquired by former President Kabila.

"The acts of sabotage of new public policies that I intend to promote for the rest of my five-year term will neither be tolerated nor unpunished," he told them.

"This is how any attempt to destabilize the country will be severely sanctioned from any provincial governance," he added.