The succession of Joseph Kabila is likely to be temporary and an attempt by the hard line clique which surrounded the former President to continue business as normal. The new President is half Tutsi; he was brought up in Tanzania and speaks English in preference to French. Consequently he has little support in the army or in the country.
However, there are few other alternatives and despite the unemployment, poverty and misery of the majority in Kinshasa, the continuation of the Kabila regime will probably be endured by the capital’s quiescent and fun loving Congolese.
