Kabila compared the current regime to Mobutu's dictatorship and addressed the reinstatement of the death penalty in Kinshasa.

The entities involved

• Joseph Kabila →

  President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019

  • Joseph Kabila launched an anti-government political front in the DRC, with Corneille Nangaa serving as vice president.Sun 07:53
  • DRC government forces aim to recapture Bukavu and Goma, while Tshisekedi attacks Kabila over foreign exploitation.Sat 06:05
• Kinshasa →

  capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo having the status of a province

  • Kinshasa and Brazzaville announced a climate plan seeking $8.88 billion and a tree planting initiative.08:35
  • UN Human Rights Office based in Geneva comments on DRC violence, while protesters gather in the capital against constitutional changes.Fri 20:32
• Mobutu Sese Seko →

  Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Joseph Kabila is noted for leading the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019.Oct 13
• M23 rebels seized Goma and Bukavu in eastern DR Congo, amid ongoing political tensions between Kabila and Tshisekedi.Sat 06:05
• Kabila, Nangaa, and Bisimwa form a new coalition amid US/UN accusations against Rwanda for backing M23 in the DRC.Oct 14
• Kinshasa has not responded to Joseph Kabila's alliance.Oct 18
• Félix Tshisekedi leads the Democratic Republic of the Congo through political tensions and crises while facing opposition over constitutional term limits and calls for dialogue.Aug 31