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After six days of waiting, he left.<\/p>\n<p>Since Felix Tshisekedi took the helm of the world\u2019s biggest cobalt producer almost five months ago, private planes jam the main airport in Kinshasa, the capital, and hotel lobbies teem with businessmen and Congolese who\u2019ve returned from countries such as the US and South Africa with hopes of working with his administration. But it\u2019s been slow going. Tshisekedi only appointed a prime minister last month and hasn\u2019t yet named a cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> When a foreign investor with multimillion-dollar projects across Africa was told the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo wanted to see him, he booked a suite at one of the country\u2019s top hotels. 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