{"id":89607,"date":"2025-08-12T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T12:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=89607"},"modified":"2025-08-12T07:07:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:07:41","slug":"dr-congo-former-pm-a-muzito-joins-government-as-cabinet-reshuffle-brings-in-opposition-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/dr-congo-former-pm-a-muzito-joins-government-as-cabinet-reshuffle-brings-in-opposition-members\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo: Former PM A. Muzito joins government as cabinet reshuffle brings in opposition members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2pVvcp6XrrxG2DBZYO\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nIn the Democratic Republic of Congo, a cabinet reshuffle has seen opposition figures enter the government. This was a move that the president had been planning for months in order to signal national unity. 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