Tshisekedi receives honorary doctorate in Moscow
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Potentiel
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the DRC received an honorary doctorate from Russia’s Peoples’ Friendship University in Moscow on 30 October 2026. He called for stronger academic exchanges, research and training between Congolese and Russian institutions, according to Le Potentiel.
President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo received an honorary doctorate from the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples in Moscow on Friday 30 October 2026, according to Le Potentiel. The institution is historically known as Patrice-Emery-Lumumba University.
During the ceremony, Félix Tshisekedi called for stronger academic and scientific relations between Kinshasa and Moscow. He referred to expanding opportunities for education, research and knowledge-sharing, while urging Congolese students in Russia to use their skills for the development of the DRC.
The Congolese head of state also reaffirmed his commitment to the DRC’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of the security situation in the east of the country. He dedicated the distinction to Congolese youth and urged them to verify information and exercise discernment in the face of content disseminated in the public sphere.
The distinction comes a day after Félix Tshisekedi spoke in Moscow about the DRC’s diversification of partnerships, announced on 29 October.
