In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition government was announced today, seven months after the inauguration of new President Felix Tshisekedi.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga said the President has signed the decree and the government will begin work soon. He was talking to reporters before the members of the new government were announced by the Presidency's Spokesman. <br />''<br />''The power-sharing agreement will see 23 members of the executive drawn from Tshisekedi's Direction For Change and the remaining 42 from former President Joseph Kabila's Common Front for Congo. Kabila presided over sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country for nearly two decades and still commands widespread support.<br />''<br />''Mr Tshisekedi emerged victorious in elections that marked the Democratic Republic of Congo's first peaceful transition of power since the mineral-rich nation gained independence from Belgium in 1960.<br />