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Sama Lukonde’s grouping criticises Joseph Kabila over DR Congo war

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Sama Lukonde’s grouping criticises Joseph Kabila over DR Congo war

The AGISSONS ET BATISSONS Dynamics, a political grouping linked to Sama Lukonde, criticised former President Joseph Kabila’s 9 October statement on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It reproached him in particular for not explicitly condemning Rwanda and the AFC/M23, which it accuses of aggression and occupying Congolese territory, according to Mediacongo.

The AGISSONS ET BATISSONS Dynamics, a political grouping of Congolese parties supporting, among others, former Prime Minister Sama Lukonde, criticised former President Joseph Kabila’s statement on the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The movement said it was surprised by the priorities highlighted and the silences in the statement, made on 9 October 2026, according to Mediacongo.

The grouping says the DR Congo is facing Rwandan aggression that is causing deaths in the country and accuses Joseph Kabila of failing to place at the forefront the fundamental issues linked to the crisis, according to Mediacongo. The former president’s statement comes amid political confrontation over the handling of the war and the security crisis in the east of the country, also discussed in Joseph Kabila’s accusations against Félix Tshisekedi.

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