Good News: Katumbi returns to DRCWe should salute the return of Moise Katumbi to DRC. The former governor of the mineral-rich Katanga Province has a very powerful political base and is arguably the most mining-friendly, pro investment power broker in DRC. This is great news for all miners in DRC. Opposition leader returns from exile
On Monday (May 20), DRC opposition leader Moise Katumbi returned home from three years in exile, one of a series of indicted politicians cleared under Tshisekedi's administration.
Thousands of supporters turned out to welcome Katumbi's arrival at the airport in Lubumbashi, the main city in his political heartland in the copper-mining Katanga region.
"I'm happy to be back home, the truth always triumphs," Katumbi said.
Tshisekedi has pardoned 700 prisoners including three political opponents Kabila since coming to power.
His supporters have claimed the moves point to a new era of political openness in the DRC after years of suppression of opposition figures.
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