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President Joseph Kabila\u2019s cabinet director wrote a letter to Trump, congratulating him for his \u201cbrilliant election\u201d and \u201cexpressed his availability to strengthen with the elected President the friendly relations\u201d between both countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EGovernment spokesperson \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/habibou_bangre\/status\/796350190173257728?refsrc=email\u0026amp;\u0026amp;s=11\u0022\u003ELambert\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/habibou_bangre\/status\/796343745520111617?refsrc=email\u0026amp;\u0026amp;s=11\u0022\u003EMende\u003C\/a\u003E was a bit more blunt, saying \u00a0he hopes the new administration will be \u201cmuch saner and easy going\u201d than the administration of Barack Obama, which he denounced for having \u201ctaunted\u201d Congo\u2019s sovereignty and their \u201cunjustified sanctions.\u201d \u00a0Mende was doubtlessly referring to the US government-imposed targeted \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2016\/09\/28\/dr-congo-us-imposes-sanctions-2-officials\u0022\u003Esanctions\u003C\/a\u003E against three security force officers in recent months, in response to ongoing repression. He expressed hopes that with Trump\u2019s election, Congo was now \u201ccoming to the end of this.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003ESome Congolese activists have expressed concerns that a Trump presidency would bring an end to US engagement in support of human rights and democracy in Congo. But while the concerns may have merit, there has been strong bi-partisan support in the US Congress for targeted sanctions and other tough responses to Kabila\u2019s repressive policies and his efforts to stay in power beyond the end of his second term.\u00a0\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Congo prepares for its own elections, but with uncertainty about when the vote will be held and when President Kabila will leave office, political leaders from across the spectrum should pay attention to Hillary Clinton\u2019s concession \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bcck7hr9Su8\u0022\u003Espeech\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 in which she reminded Americans that \u201cour constitutional democracy enshrines the peaceful transfer of power. We don\u0027t just respect that. We cherish it.\u201d \u2013 and President Obama\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/time.com\/4564772\/president-obama-donald-trump-speech-transcript\/\u0022\u003Espeech\u003C\/a\u003E later in which he committed to ensuring a smooth transition to the next president, despite an outcome he had not hoped for, and cited the \u201cpeaceful transition of power\u201d as \u201cone of the hallmarks of our democracy.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]