Politics

The "proactive diplomacy" of juicy bribes, lifted with ease from the public purse

The Tshisekedi administration once boasted of a "proactive diplomacy". Today it looks like smoke and mirrors: a diversion built on corruption and the manipulation of options.

18 October 2026 · 5 min read

Open-air prison and confinement of FARDC officers, distrust of his own political aides: Félix Tshisekedi in total panic

Félix Tshisekedi has built his domestic policy and his diplomacy on corruption, lies and manipulation. He does not hesitate to spend millions of dollars buying off international organisations so that they publish reports favourable to his narrative, and to find pretexts and justifications for his incompetence.

18 October 2026 · 5 min read

The Kabeya Kamwanga Cartel A close look at the organised plunder of the DRC's resources by the Tshisekedi family

To lull the public, he keeps singing the same hypocritical, manipulative refrain about Rwandan aggression, a so-called aggression that supposedly prevents him from doing anything for the DRC's development, except steal and plunder the country.

17 October 2026 · 5 min read

Vital Kamerhe: a lion stripped of his teeth, with no choice left

It was therefore a toothless lion who spoke: a man with no choice but to bow before a tyrant for fear of losing his livelihood, a politician terrorised and traumatised by prison who appears to be suffering from Stockholm syndrome.

14 October 2026 · 5 min read

Yes, I join and support the FRN

I wish to pay personal tribute to the AFC/M23, which fought and halted the malevolent ambitions of the Kinshasa tyrant. I pay tribute to the brave ARC soldiers who fell on the battlefield for this noble cause, and to those lying wounded in hospital. The DRC will be forever grateful to you.

13 October 2026 · 5 min read

Like in 1997, a Kabila

The road will undoubtedly be hard, but nothing can break the resolve of a people engaged in an existential struggle.

13 October 2026 · 5 min read

Julien Paluku, the songbird parrot singing the praises of kings

This, sadly, is the sickness of the Congolese political class, made up largely of opportunists whose only conviction is their stomach, who live off flattering the highest bidder and off manipulating a people starved and weakened by extreme poverty.

12 October 2026 · 5 min read

Former Raïs Joseph Kabila's speech: flurry of clumsy reactions from the Tshisekedi camp

No one in President Tshisekedi's camp has managed to rebut the former president's speech point by point. They have simply opted for insults, slander, lies, defamation and personal attacks, their way of fawning over the "Emperor of Kinshasa". It speaks volumes about the state of the Congolese political class, made up largely of sly, sycophantic, opportunistic and materialistic courtiers.

12 October 2026 · 5 min read

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2026

10 October 2026 · 5 min read

"I Govern Badly and I Plunder Katanga Because Rwanda Is Attacking Us"

Rwanda, by contrast, has built a development model that stands out in Africa, spanning tourism, new technologies and soft power in several sectors. It also enjoys an international reputation for good governance and the fight against corruption.

10 October 2026 · 5 min read

Dr Joseph Kabila's diagnosis and warning

Former president Joseph Kabila Kabange has once again painted a very bleak picture of the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that has become a laughing stock around the world because of an irresponsible cartel currently at its helm. He called on all Congolese to take part in a general mobilisation to put an end to this mafia, which he says has taken more than 100 million Congolese hostage.

10 October 2026 · 5 min read

Ituri under state of siege: CIDHC sounds the alarm after alleged massacre of eleven civilians in Maze

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Rare words, golden words, the voice of a sage: all of the DRC waits as Joseph Kabila Kabange prepares to speak on Friday 9 October 2026

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Indignity, disloyalty, opportunism and inconstancy: the ills gnawing at the Congolese political class from 1960 to this day

Despite its vast riches, the DRC is on its knees today, a laughing stock before the whole world. The blame lies, above all, with the mediocrity and recklessness of its political class, made up largely of opportunistic hawks with no convictions.

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Tshisekedi's FDLR demilitarisation plan: a smokescreen and a diversion

Under Félix Tshisekedi's leadership, Kinshasa will never break free of the FDLR, because the two share common interests: an ideology of hatred, tribalism and ethnic cleansing. Everything Kinshasa trumpets as the mouthpiece of the FDLR is nothing but quicksand, wrapped in hypocrisy.

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Erik the Prince of Congo, and of its subsoil too

Instead of reforming, restructuring, modernising and motivating its army, the Kinshasa regime has, through sheer irresponsibility, chosen to outsource the country's defence and security. Billions of dollars have gone to mercenaries and other outside players, while the Congolese people sink deeper into extreme poverty and the country lacks even basic infrastructure.

9 October 2026 · 5 min read

Because we must not wait until there is no one left to save.

The ideology of systematic hatred and discrimination against Swahili-speaking Congolese and the Banyamulenge in the DRC is a reality. This shameful policy, deliberately sustained and encouraged by the Congolese government since President Félix Tshisekedi came to power in 2019, can no longer be ignored. In this op-ed, Sandra Nkulu-Kyungu, coordinator of the PPRD/Diaspora, looks back on the important rally that condemned this cruelty.

8 October 2026 · 5 min read

Mali: Kidal back under army control

7 October 2026 · 5 min read

Yes, former Vice-President Azarias Ruberwa is absolutely right: Swahili speakers and Congolese Tutsis are victims of unprecedented hatred

Seventy per cent of the inmates in Kinshasa's prisons are military officers and civilians who are Swahili speakers or Tutsis, the vast majority accused of working for Rwanda. Many have been arrested simply because of their physical appearance.

6 October 2026 · 5 min read

Hariana Verás, the woman behind the microphone, corrupt and manipulative.

This Angolan woman, Hariana Véras, is being handsomely paid by Kinshasa to peddle a false narrative in favour of the DRC to US officials. There is nothing of the journalist about her: what she is doing is shameful mercenary work.

5 October 2026 · 5 min read

A high-level African Union panel received by the AFC/M23 leadership in Goma

The AFC/M23 has so far shown genuine commitment and good faith toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the DRC, particularly in addressing its root causes. Unfortunately, on the other side, the Tshisekedi regime in Kinshasa is reaping political and economic gains from the war and the country's instability.

5 October 2026 · 5 min read

Dafroza Gauthier: The Return to Paradise of a Heroine

This heroine dedicated a major part of her life to fighting for justice for the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda. Her earthly journey has come to an end just as Congolese Tutsis face the exact same ideology of ethnic cleansing and genocide perpetrated by the Congolese government and its Burundian ally.

5 October 2026 · 5 min read

Ethiopia, a star African pupil, on the brink

29 September 2026 · 5 min read

DRC: Major General Sylvain Ekenge reinstated as army spokesman, ending the pause for a insulting parrot

Kinshasa could not do without a mouthpiece to spread its ideological line faithfully: one of inciting discrimination against ethnic minorities and of denying and distorting history. The reinstatement of General Sylvain Ekenge is the logical next step.

28 September 2026 · 5 min read

DRC: Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, the washed-up and unproductive Congolese Transport Minister.

For years, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo peddled false hope to Congolese voters, casting himself as the man for the moment, capable of meeting the challenge of developing the DRC. Sadly, it was never more than a pipe dream, a great deal of hot air.

28 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Wages of Sin and the Perfect State Crime

27 September 2026 · 5 min read

OIF: Louise Mushikiwabo, the Consensus Candidate

Called for by several member states of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, Louise Mushikiwabo finds herself up against a candidacy championed by Kinshasa one lacking in vision, driven instead by rivalry and a sense of hostility towards Rwanda.

26 September 2026 · 5 min read

There is no rift, dissent, tension or division whatsoever within the AFC/M23 leadership, contrary to the rumours.

It is true that in every family, problems never run short, for light illuminates men even as it draws insects. But shedding light does not mean fracturing, and this is precisely the confusion that certain complacently relayed narratives foster.

26 September 2026 · 5 min read

Justin Nsengiyumva at the UN: Rwanda calls for a realistic and lasting solution to the Congolese crisis

25 September 2026 · 5 min read

Crisis in Eastern DRC: Évariste Ndayishimiye, the Killer Sorcerer Playing at Being Pope

Burundi today hosts a rear base and training camp for Rwandan FDLR genocidaires allied with Kinshasa, while its airport is also used to launch drones that bomb and massacre innocent civilians in eastern DRC.

25 September 2026 · 5 min read

China-USA: The Real Fake Détente

25 September 2026 · 5 min read

War of words at the UN between US President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian: Africa's energy wake-up call is more vital than ever

24 September 2026 · 5 min read

Rwanda-Belgium: The End of a Rift, But Is It Also the End of the Dispute?

Belgium has adopted a markedly slanted and partial stance in favour of Kinshasa in the crisis rocking eastern DRC, laying the blame on Rwanda while remaining silent and indulgent towards the Tshisekedi regime's belligerent policy and its support for the FDLR.

23 September 2026 · 5 min read

The predictable escalation underway in the eastern DRC sees civilians massacred, as always

It is clear that the option chosen by Kinshasa is that of war and the massacre of innocent civilians. Kinshasa also relies heavily on the complicit silence of the international community and mediators in this conflict that is decimating the eastern DRC.

22 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Time of Sacred Symphonies

Chronicle of Professor Freddy M. Kaniki, Deputy Coordinator of the AFC/M23

21 September 2026 · 5 min read

Minembwe: A Warning Before It Is Too Late in the Eastern DRC

21 September 2026 · 5 min read

President Paul Kagame: A Role Model for His African Peers and Africa’s Point of Contact with the International Community?

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has succeeded in establishing responsible and exemplary governance in his country. Today, he is regarded as a reference point for his fellow African heads of state and as a prominent voice for Africa on the international stage.

16 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Houthis’ Spectacular Advance in Yemen: A Growing Threat to International Maritime Traffic

16 September 2026 · 5 min read

One dead and several injured during protest by the C64 opposition coalition.

Once again, President Tshisekedi has resorted to the UDPS militia 'Force du Progrès' composed largely of members of his own tribe to crack down on the protest and attack opponents with machetes.

16 September 2026 · 5 min read

Burundi’s Deaf Ear: Regime Turns a Blind Eye to Nationals Stranded in Kenya

Most Burundians currently in Kenya fled extreme poverty in Burundi resulting from poor governance at the helm of this East African Great Lakes nation.

15 September 2026 · 5 min read

15 September 2026: High security in Kinshasa ahead of parliament's return

15 September 2026 · 5 min read

Opposition figure Moïse Katumbi is rallying support for the peaceful march on 15 September 2026.

14 September 2026 · 5 min read

15 September 2026: A decisive Tuesday for the C64 coalition in the DRC

In reality, Félix Tshisekedi has no interest in a dialogue capable of resolving the root causes that have destabilised the DRC for decades; rather, through his manoeuvring, he seeks to strengthen his anti-Rwanda faction.

14 September 2026 · 5 min read

DRC: FARDC Deploys Antipersonnel Mines Targeting Innocent Civilians

This terrorist strategy is a deliberate choice by the FARDC to inflict more civilian casualties in order to compensate for their setbacks on the battlefield

14 September 2026 · 5 min read

What if the AFC/M23 showed the same courage and determination as Yemen's Houthis?

12 September 2026 · 5 min read

Félix Tshisekedi's vendetta against the Swahili-speaking populations of eastern DRC

12 September 2026 · 5 min read

Rwanda: Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza The goddess in the service of evil

11 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Prodigal Sons of Kivu

The conflict in North and South Kivu is also the result of the criminal opportunism of self-styled dignitaries from this geographical area. Certain Kivu leaders, driven by animosity toward Rwanda and economic opportunism, are stoking war and insecurity against their own kin.

10 September 2026 · 5 min read

THE KATANGA OPPRESSORS

Katanga is enduring a form of colonisation in the twenty-first century. President Félix Tshisekedi has implemented a well-structured strategy designed to weaken, intimidate, and silence the people of Katanga, allowing for the intensified plundering of their resources for the benefit of his family, as well as to fuel his lethal agenda targeting eastern DRC and Rwanda.

10 September 2026 · 5 min read

Key to Ending Current Crisis Lies in Kinshasa's Hands

Professor Dr. Freddy Kaniki in an interview with our colleagues at Globalafrica.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Blood Businessmen: The Tshisekedi Family’s Opaque Procurement of Arms and Ammunition for the FARDC

Beyond the mining sector in Katanga, where the Tshisekedi family is involved in unprecedented looting, the family has also extended its tentacles into the procurement of military equipment, marked by a similarly unprecedented level of opacity.

9 September 2026 · 5 min read

AN ASSET

Former President Joseph Kabila is viewed today by Congolese public opinion as the sole political figure uniting courage, experience, maturity, and wisdom to lift the DRC from the brink of the abyss. While his eighteen years in power were not without flaws, Joseph Kabila harbors a sincere passion for peace, well-being, and the development of the Congolese people.

8 September 2026 · 5 min read

Deep Roots of the DRC Crisis: Is the Current Political Opposition an Alternative to the Scapegoating Politics That Has Characterized Various Regimes in the DRC?

Lying, evasion, and a lack of accountability from those in power toward the people have almost become a standard practice and custom among Congolese political actors. Whether in government or in the opposition, everyone avoids confronting the real issues.

7 September 2026 · 5 min read

Lies, mass manipulation, corruption, victimhood, and intimidation: the six pillars upon which Kinshasa has built its narrative and diplomacy.

Recurring instability and crises in the DRC date back to its independence in 1960, later exacerbated by chronic misrule. Blaming Rwanda for these woes simply reflects an unwillingness to face internal failures and escape the cycle.

7 September 2026 · 5 min read

The Tentacles of Félix Tshisekedi

The Kinshasa regime has implemented a corruption strategy targeting the DRC's neighboring countries, the media, and international organizations to get them to endorse and support its narrative against Rwanda.

31 August 2026 · 5 min read

Katebe Katoto: The “True-False” Katangese in the Service of Félix Tshisekedi

31 August 2026 · 5 min read

Moïse Katumbi’s Ensemble Party: De-escalation and the Easing of Clan Dissensions

Moïse Katumbi and Joseph Kabila are opposition figures with strong grassroots political footing and extensive diplomatic networks, though the latter has been weakened by internal dissent within his party.

30 August 2026 · 5 min read

I will resist until the last drop of my blood

Modeste Bahati Lukwebo's Battle Cry

29 August 2026 · 5 min read

Benjamin Babunga, the Congolese humanitarian worker held hostage by the TSHISEKEDI and NDAYISHIMIYE Alliance

Benjamin Babunga is a family man, arbitrarily deprived of his liberty simply because two heads of state decided so.

29 August 2026 · 5 min read

Tshisekedi's Strategy of Duplicity and Political Cunning: The C64 Outwits the Trap

Following this meeting held in Kinshasa on August 28, 2026, the C64 calls on the Congolese people to participate massively in a national march on September 15, 2026, to counter the constitutional change project.

29 August 2026 · 5 min read

DRC Compliance with the Washington Agreement: Where Félix Tshisekedi Lied Again

As long as the FDLR remain in the DRC, protected and supported by the Kinshasa regime, Rwanda reserves the right to defend itself against any actor and any State working to destabilize a country that has endured a painful genocide.

28 August 2026 · 5 min read

Tanzania: Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi resigns, shaking the ruling CCM party

27 August 2026 · 5 min read

Goma:Land security and strict enforcement regarding State real estate assets in territories under AFC/M23 administration

25 August 2026 · 5 min read

Pre-election Tension in Kenya: Kenyatta Determined to Face Off with William Ruto Ahead of 2027

25 August 2026 · 5 min read

National Security and Self-Defense: Is Rwanda's Stance Toward Eastern DRC Justified?

​A state has no limits to impose upon itself when its integrity, institutional stability, and the security of its people are threatened by a rebellion, a third-party state, or foreign armed groups

25 August 2026 · 5 min read

From Chaos to Splendor: How Rwanda Overcame the Ordeal of Genocide to Become a Model of Development

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has much to learn from the Rwandan model regarding conflict resolution and development recovery.

23 August 2026 · 5 min read

N-th Round of Negotiations Between AFC/M23 and Kinshasa: Can We Hope for a Breakthrough This Time?

To hope for a definitive resolution and sustainable peace in the eastern DRC, two possibilities emerge

23 August 2026 · 5 min read

Statements by Martin Fayulu concerning the Banyamulenge: Reaction of Dr. Freddy Kaniki, Deputy Coordinator of the AFC/M23

"Genocide begins with a simple negative thought, translated into words. It is followed by the transformation of an identity into an accusation"

21 August 2026 · 5 min read

Turmoil Within the "Ensemble pour la République" Party: Master Hervé Diakese Kyungu Suspended from His Functions

21 August 2026 · 5 min read

DRC: Burundian Army Continues to Reinforce Troops in South Kivu

20 August 2026 · 5 min read

Martin Fayulu: The vector of anti-Tutsi ideology

The belonging of Congolese Tutsis to the DRC is neither a gift, a favor, nor the outcome of a political arrangement

20 August 2026 · 5 min read

Eastern DRC: The Risk of Dangerous Escalation

The security situation in the Fizi Highlands of South Kivu province is at risk of a dangerous escalation

19 August 2026 · 5 min read

One finger on the trigger and the other on public opinion manipulation.

Kinshasa's hypocrisy and double game regarding the Banyamulenge issue.

17 August 2026 · 5 min read

The C64, a Facade Opposition ?

Blackmail, false ultimatums, compromises, and suspected corruption.

15 August 2026 · 5 min read

Fight Against Impunity and Corruption in Rwanda

The Rwandan Government's Zero-Tolerance Policy Toward Corrupt Regulators

14 August 2026 · 5 min read

The Hostages of the Tshisekedi Regime

False Flag Repression: Felix Tshisekedi's DRC and the Spectre of Secret Dungeons and Enforced Disappearances

13 August 2026 · 5 min read

The FDLR: Nuisance Capacity, Generational Resurgence, and Existential Threat to Peace in the Great Lakes Sub-Region

Recent reports from several independent experts indicate that former Rwandan génocidaires are stronger and more dangerous in 2026 than when they fled to the Congo in 1994 following their acts of genocide in Rwanda.

12 August 2026 · 5 min read

Release of 15 prisoners: gestures of good faith, or a diversion by Kinshasa?

A Daraja Média chronicle

9 August 2026 · 5 min read

The shadow of Gitega over the conflict in eastern DRC

How Évariste Ndayishimiye’s government is sinking eastern DRC into geopolitical chaos

9 August 2026 · 5 min read

Crisis in eastern DRC: Rwanda’s security perspective

An in-depth analysis of the Washington peace framework, the historical stakes surrounding the FDLR and Kigali’s security strategy

9 August 2026 · 5 min read

When Julien Paluku tries to legitimise the unacceptable through a false theocratic analogy

The Congolese people deserve a debate grounded in truth, law and democratic principles — not in fallacious reasoning designed to manufacture an illusion of legitimacy.

6 August 2026 · 5 min read

The alliance of terror: Kinshasa, the FDLR and the unravelling of the Congolese state

An analytical critique of the alliance between the Congolese government and the FDLR, this opinion piece demonstrates that the security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo stems primarily from an internal failure. Attributing all of the Congo's woes to Kigali serves to obscure the systemic governance deficiencies as well as the progressive collapse of the state apparatus.

5 August 2026 · 9 min read

Goma and Bukavu have just reminded Kinshasa that the Constitution is not a president's private property

You do not change the rules of the Republic to repair one man's failure or salvage his political career. An opinion piece by Sandra Nkulu Kyungu on the 28 July 2026 uprising in the two Kivus.

4 August 2026 · 4 min read

Jean-Paul Paluku Ngahangondi: "Peace cannot be lasting if a significant part of the political actors remains excluded from the national debate"

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — An honorary MP and senior official of Moïse Katumbi's party, based in Goma, the Honourable Jean-Paul Paluku Ngahangondi gives Daraja Média an uncompromising analysis of the crisis in the east, the deadlock in the Qatar-brokered talks, the easing of political tensions and the national dialogue expected by 15 August.

30 July 2026 · 7 min read

The Washington Accord: genuine intent from Kinshasa, or a mere sham on the FDLR?

On Tuesday 28 July 2026 Kinshasa announced the signing of a disarmament, demobilisation and cantonment protocol with the FDLR, presented as the fulfilment of its Washington Accord commitments. Kigali immediately brushed the announcement aside as a mere media artifice.

30 July 2026 · 6 min read

Mass civil society mobilisation in Goma and Bukavu: UN sanctions rejected, constitutional change opposed, banking crisis denounced

On Tuesday 28 July 2026, thousands of residents poured into the streets of Goma and Bukavu at the call of civil society organisations to denounce the UN sanctions, reject the proposed constitutional change and demand the reopening of the banks.

28 July 2026 · 4 min read

Kwibohora 32 in Alger

Rwanda combines the duty of remembrance with an economic drive

27 July 2026 · 10 min read

Strengthening the Strategic Alliance Between Rwanda and Uganda

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba Welcomed in Kigali to Strengthen Rwanda–Uganda Bilateral Cooperation

25 July 2026 · 10 min read

Communication from the Political Coordinator of the AFC-M23

Following the repeated, widespread, and criminal violations of the ceasefire by the Kinshasa regime's coalition.

18 June 2026 · 9 min read

Repression in the DRC: the specter of exile and the hunt for dissident voices (2022–2026)

As arbitrary arrests, forced disappearances, and transnational repression multiply, the DRC regime is tightening its grip on every dissenting voice — from Kinshasa's prisons to the streets of Brussels and Bujumbura. Five experts trace the anatomy of a system that hunts its critics all the way into exile.

18 June 2026 · 7 min read