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Kinshasa's Governance Crisis Requires Reform, Not External Blame Premium

Persistent governance challenges in Kinshasa cannot be resolved by blaming neighbouring countries, analysts argue, urging the DRC to focus on institutional reforms, security, accountability, and effective leadership to achieve lasting stability.

NAHIMANA FabriceNAHIMANA Fabrice
Aug 4, 2026 - 16:32
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Kinshasa's Governance Crisis Requires Reform, Not External Blame
When history reflects on the modern tragedy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi’s legacy will not be defined by state-building or economic transformation. Instead, he will be remembered as the leader who systematically weaponised ethnic identity, actively collaborated with the forces behind the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, and relied on dangerous xenophobia to mask the utter failure of his governance and the accompanying collapse

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