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Arsène Mwaka calls for action against Kabila’s initiatives

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Congolese MP Arsène Mwaka has called on the population to support the institutions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo against the political initiatives of Joseph Kabila, now leader of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation. From Kinshasa, he accused the former president of contributing to instability in the east of the country, according to Beto.

Congolese national MP Arsène Mwaka called on Friday 16 October 2026 for the population to rally behind the institutions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to counter former president Joseph Kabila, now head of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN). He denounced an effort to destabilise the country during an online press conference from Kinshasa, according to the Congolese media outlet Beto.

The elected representative from Beni said Joseph Kabila’s recent initiatives reinforced the accusations he had been making against the former head of state for several months, according to Beto.

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