Joseph Kabila the former president of the DRC has criticised the Kinshasa regime for drifting into a dictatorship.
The low-key former leader has reappeared in South Africa with the movement “Save the DRC.”
This movement firmly opposes the revision of the Constitution and denounces a “dictatorial drift” by the current regime.
Taarifa investigative Desk has established that on April 6-8, Kabila and the founders of “Save the DRC” Movement held a secretive meeting in South Africa, 60 km from Pretoria, far away from prying eyes.
Participants are said to have also secretively left their places of exile to attend this discrete meeting in Pretoria.
According to a communique signed by Moïse Nyamugabo on behalf of the “founding members,” it paints an uncompromising image of the Kinshasa regime.
It accuses the regime of a “clearly assumed dictatorial drift,” “systematic and brutal” repression, the silencing of dissenting voices, and the use of force even against civilian populations.”
The communique also specifically cites Minembwe, Masisi, Goma, Ituri, North Kivu, Greater Bandundu, and the Maluku commune as hotspots of bombings, massacres, and abandonment in the face of armed violence.
The “Save the DRC” movement deplores the social and economic decline, recalling the INS 2025 report, which estimates that 64 million Congolese live below the poverty line, and criticizes the ineffectiveness of international peace initiatives.
The movement also questions the credibility of certain agreements signed by Kinshasa, mentioning a mining deal, a health agreement criticized for its alleged breaches of medical ethics and data protection, and an agreement concerning the reception of refugees by the United States.
