(credit: Wikipedia)  Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi

By Gary  Raynaldo     DIPLOMATIC  TIMES

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) Parliament voted  Thursday to remove prime minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba in the latest move in an on-going  power struggle in the Sub-Sahara African nation.  Ilunga is an ally of former President Joseph Kabila. The move by Parliament  effectively brought down the the DR Congo government and opened the door for  President Felix Tshisekedi  to appoint his loyalists to occupy key ministries.

(twitter.com presidenceRDC)   Prime Minister Ilunkamba Ilunga

En toute responsabilité pic.twitter.com/uwhHVbz2eR

— Ilunkamba Ilunga Sylvestre (@IlunkambaS) January 28, 2021

Last year,  President Tshisekedi began a campaign to purge loyalists to Kabila who ruled DRC nearly 20 years. On Dec. 6, 2020,  President Tshisekedi abruptly ended the power sharing agreement with the  pro-Kabila supporters. Many view the former president Kabila as a dangerous threat to the country’s stability as he still retains support in the  military, politics, and business circles.  Kabila also retains influence over the country’s security services.