A Rwandan diplomat addresses the press as multiple cameras record the statement outdoors.
Former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has announced his return to the Democratic Republic of Congo, breaking years of silence amid growing national turmoil. In a statement to RFI, Kabila cited escalating insecurity and institutional collapse as reasons for his comeback. While he didn’t provide an arrival date, sources say he may re-enter through the country’s crisis-hit eastern region. Kabila, who had been in South Africa researching Congo-China relations for a thesis, is putting his work there on hold. His return also aligns with political moves by his party, the PPRD, which recently rejected President Félix Tshisekedi’s proposal for national unity talks—signaling a potentially explosive re-entry into Congolese politics.
