NPR's Michael Skoler reports from the Zairean capital Kinshasa on the tremendous uncertainty engulfing the city over who's running the country. Last night Zaire's parliament voted to remove Prime Minister Kengo wa Dondo from power, but supporters of Kengo and his patron, President Mobutu Sese Seko, say the vote did not pass by the constitutionally-required margin. Meanwhile, the army asserted its independence from the politicians today, declaring that it will no longer rely on the finance ministry for its funding, but will instead take its money directly from the central bank.
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