PALU expels Célestin Ngoma for supporting FRN
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lepotentiel
The Unified Lumumbist Party has definitively expelled Célestin Ngoma after his public support for the FRN, a politico-military movement linked to Joseph Kabila. The decision, announced on 23 October by spokesperson Anicet Mifia, cites a breach of the party’s statutes and a contradiction between the position and its democratic line, according to Lepotentiel.
The Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU), a political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo, definitively expelled Célestin Ngoma on 23 October 2026 for supporting the National Resistance Front (FRN), a politico-military movement launched by former president Joseph Kabila. The decision was announced to the press by Anicet Mifia, PALU’s permanent secretary and spokesperson, Lepotentiel reports.
The party reproaches Célestin Ngoma for publicly supporting the FRN on 21 October and also belonging to the National Notables Group, another political organisation created in Goma. PALU considers these commitments to contravene its statutes and its non-violent democratic line. It described his support for the movement as “proven political deviationism” and “high treason” against the party.
In its decision, PALU accused the FRN of contributing to the division of Congolese people and encouraging the looting of national resources. The expulsion comes amid support for and opposition to Joseph Kabila’s movement. On 20 October, civil society organisations in eastern Congo backed Kabila’s movement.
