Across:
6. Family with head of state has a big place in 16 across (8)
8. From the east, revered fellow captivates chamber in hearings (6)
10. Take short cut, but fail to finish brief reading (4)
11. Offering extra understanding if hustling goes wrong (10)
12. Skirting around near disaster, gets on well with these officers (8)
13. Software permits no hint of transparency for these computers (6)
15. It's nasty going to it, and it's rough coming back (3)
16. Country's hazier leader removed, sent off (5)
17. Worry south, abandoning east (3)
18. Sort of officers most deride ... almost none returning! (6)
19. Sat next to popular G.I. hugging popular date after promotion (8)
22. Diplomats from east fail to spot first of dozen signs (10)
24. Left and right wings both go out impeaching everyone (4)
25. Popular beast's back entrance (6)
26. In exams I top English, but going to the west, it's jobs for insiders only (8)
Down:
1. Disgusting! On both sides most ran away, having no loyalty (6)
2. Swirling mist a mercy for guerrilla's sort of 15 (10)
3. Two 14 of 16 across, a liberal (briefly) and a king on the rise? (6)
4. Make no progress getting any good new leaders in country (8)
5. Mandate vehicle (4)
7. This may force a change, but fool follows fool in heading country (13)
9. West coast city and university tore senior 3 from east 16 across (7)
14. Leaders from India make an impact in the papers (10)
15. Chopper with overdose in Sultanate (7)
16. Simba leader, having become leader of 16 across (by tangled web), 9 3 sought help here (8)
20. Leaders of junta offered son eminent position ... he being the junior 3 (6)
21. Without hint of hesitation, one deposed exercises state barbarity (6)
23. Convinced head of state past his prime? (4)
Solution:
=F=A=K===S=F===|
KINSHASA=TRIALS|
=C=Y=B=S=A=A=A=|
SKIM=INSIGHTFUL|
=L=M=L=A=N===R=|
GENERALS=APPLES|
===T===S=T=R=N=|
=WAR=ZAIRE=EAT=|
=O=I=I=N===S===|
NONCOM=ADJOINED|
=D===B=T=O=D=X=|
EMISSARIES=EACH|
=A=O=B=O=E=N=E=|
INFLOW=NEPOTISM|
===D=E===H=S=S=|
Name: 886 - Forced Change
Author: by BenDR

Annos-Across:
6. KIN + S(tate) + HAS A
8. r( LAIR in ST )
10. SKIM(p)
11. *(IF HUSTLING)
12. *NEAR in GELS
13. APP + LE(t)S
15. rev( RAW )
16. *(h)AZIER
17. EA(s)T
18. r( MOC(k) NON(e) )
19. AD + JO(IN)E + D
22. E + MISS + ARIES
24. (imp)EACH(ing)
25. IN + r(WOLF)
26. rev tel (exa)MS I TOP EN(glish)<
Annos-Down:
1. ICK in FLE(d)
2. *(MIST A MERCY)
3. rev( A LIB + A K )
4. ( A G N ) in STATE
5. dd
7. ASS + ASS + I + NATION
9. LA + U + RENT
14. PRES(I DENT)S
15. W + O(OD)MAN
16. Z + (s)IMBA + *WEB
20. arostic
21. *(EX(er)C(i)SES)
23. S + OLD
Defs-Across:
6. big place in 16 across
8. hearings
10. brief reading
11. Offering extra understanding
12. officers
13. computers
15. It's nasty going to it
16. Country
17. Worry
18. Sort of officers
19. Sat next to
22. Diplomats
24. everyone
25. entrance
26. jobs for insiders only
Defs-Down:
1. having no loyalty
2. guerrilla's sort of 15
3. Two 14 of 16 across
4. Make no progress
5. vehicle
5. Mandate
7. This may force a change
9. senior 3 from east 16 across
14. Leaders
15. Chopper
16. 9 3 sought help here
20. the junior 3
21. state barbarity
23. Convinced