Democratic Republic of Congo: Etienne Tshisekedi Legendary fighter with an empty victory list Congolese opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, 81 years old, travelled to Belgium in September for medical treatment at a moment when Joseph Kabila, the country’s president, was expected to install a government of national cohesion. Mr Kabila had announced the formation of this government in October 2013, at the end of a “national dialogue” organised to broaden support for the regime. This meeting had divided the opposition. On one side was Kengo wa Dondo, speaker of the senate and leader of a joint platform of opposition parties called…
