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- ↑ "DR Congo foiled coup target elected speaker of lower house Kamerhe". The Guardian. IPP Media. Xinhua News . 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ↑ Bagheni, Prince (24 May 2024). "RDC/Ass. Nat. : pourquoi Vital Kamerhe refuse d'occuper le bureau laisse par Mboso". Electionnet (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ↑ "RDC : de Mobutu à Tshisekedi en passant par Kabila… Ce qu'il faut savoir sur Christophe Mboso – Jeune Afrique". February 4, 2021.