DR Congo's Felix Tshisekedi in full control of new government, says official

This follows a four-month power struggle between Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the DR Congo, is in full control of a new government unveiled Monday following a four-month power struggle with his predecessor Joseph Kabila, an official announcement indicated.

The new government of the "sacred union of the nation" counts 57 members including 14 women in addition to a prime minister, according to a presidential decree read out over state broadcaster RTNC by the presidential spokesman Kasongo Mwema.