Félix Tshisekedi Appoints Judith Suminwa as Congo's First Woman Prime Minister
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President Félix Tshisekedi appointed Judith Suminwa as new prime minister, the first woman to hold the position.
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Suminwa replaces former PM Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, who resigned after winning a parliamentary seat.
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Suminwa was previously Minister of Planning and holds a master's in economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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Her immediate task is to form a new coalition government with hundreds of political parties.
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She faces major challenges like violence in the east from groups like M23 and economic crisis with currency devaluation.