Évariste Ngamana is as discreet as he is ambitious. Re-elected for a fourth consecutive term as first deputy speaker of the National Assembly on 7 March, he has established himself as President Faustin-Archange Touadera’s favourite fixer at the Palais du Peuple, where he creates alliances and foments divisions according to the head of state’s agenda of the moment. He rose to prominence in parliament by effective networking, exploitng his connections