DR Congo president plans unity government

KINSHASA — Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, will launch a unity government, his spokeswoman said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by the Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in eastern provinces.

The M23's capture of swathes of eastern Congo and valuable mineral deposits has fanned fears of a wider war and provoked some members of the fractious opposition to openly predict his presidency will not last.

On Saturday, Tshisekedi told a meeting of the ruling Sacred Union coalition not to be distracted by internal quarrels: "We must unite … let's stand together to face the enemy."