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DR Congo: Lambert Mende accuses Kabila of collusion with Kigali

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DR Congo: Lambert Mende accuses Kabila of collusion with Kigali

Lambert Mende, a former spokesperson for Joseph Kabila and a senior figure in the Sacred Union, said accusations that the former Congolese president colluded with Rwanda were not unfounded. He made the remarks in a debate with Franck Diongo after Joseph Kabila took the lead of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, according to Actualité.cd.

Lambert Mende, a former spokesperson for the governments of Joseph Kabila and a senior figure in the Sacred Union, said on Thursday 15 October that those who accused the former Congolese president of collusion with Rwanda “were not wrong”. He was speaking in a debate on the political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Actualité.cd.

Lambert Mende also expressed his “regrets” and said his “heart was heavy” following Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), described as a political and armed movement. The debate included Franck Diongo, a member of the “Let’s Save the DRC” platform, and was held in an audio forum organised by journalist Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala, Actualité.cd reports.

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