When an army mutiny and rioting forced President Mobutu Sese Seko to join with the opposition in a coalition government last month, many Zairians rejoiced over what they hoped would spell the end of Mobutu's 26-year lock on power. But last week, as violence once more swept Zairian cities, the coalition was in a state of disarray -- and Mobutu was still there.
The latest unrest was prompted by Mobutu's ouster of his new Prime Minister, Etienne Tshisekedi, a leader of the opposition coalition, who had angered Mobutu by refusing to swear allegiance to him. Mobutu named a lesser opposition figure,...
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