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Inflation, unemployment weigh on DR Congo leader's economic gains
Inflation, unemployment weigh on DR Congo leader's economic gains
Economy
by  AFP

President Felix Tshisekedi, who once vowed to transform DR Congo into "the Germany of Africa", has promised to create jobs if he is re-elected, after a first term marked by economic growth but soaring inflation. Jobs are a hot-button electoral issue -- Tshisekedi has promised to create 6.4 million by attracting investors, and the main opposition candidates are also promising jobs.