Wary about the intentions of his predecessor Joseph Kabila, who installed his allies in the main senior officer roles in the Congolese army (the FARDC), President Felix Tshisekedi has been tinkering with and gradually remodelling the army high command. His objective has been to block any threat of sedition within the army, the inner workings of which he knew little about when he came to power. Most recently, on 20 October,