The presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo has announced the appointment of Sama Lukonde Kyenge as the new prime minister.

Kyenge was appointed by President Felix Tshisekedi over two weeks after former Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga resigned following a no-confidence vote in parliament late January.

Ilunga, an ally of former President Joseph Kabila, was the head of the coalition government. His resignation followed Tshisekedi’s decision to end a power-sharing agreement with supporters of Kabila after months of tensions between the two camps.

Former deputy minister for youth and sports, Kyenge, 43, recently served as director general of Gecamines, a Congolese commodity trading and mining company.

Tshisekedi came to power in January 2019 and signed a secret coalition agreement with Kabila, who kept the majority in parliament in the central African country.