Former DRC President Kabila Calls for Tshisekedi’s Removal

Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Joseph Kabila Kabange, has publicly called for the removal of the current government led by President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, intensifying political tensions in the country.

In an interview with Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique, conducted at his residence in Goma, Kabila accused Tshisekedi and his allies of breaching a power-sharing agreement reached during the 2019 political transition.

Kabila explained that his political coalition, the Common Front for Congo (FCC), had entered into a governing arrangement with Tshisekedi’s Cap for Change (CACH) alliance. At the time, FCC held a parliamentary majority, making cooperation essential for governance.

“After the agreement, Tshisekedi and his camp later denied its existence,” Kabila said, insisting that he retains the only copy of the accord, which he claims validates the arrangement.

The former president also strongly criticized alleged plans by Tshisekedi and close allies to amend the country’s constitution to allow a potential third presidential term. Kabila argued that constitutional order in the country has already been undermined.

“There is effectively no constitution in place today,” he said. “It has been disregarded since 2019. What exactly are they seeking to revise? It appears they want to impose a new constitution altogether.”

Kabila further described the current administration as authoritarian and called for nationwide mobilization to oppose it. He urged citizens, both within the country and in the diaspora, to invoke Article 64 of the constitution, which obliges citizens to resist any seizure or exercise of power that violates constitutional provisions.

He warned that failure to act could plunge the Democratic Republic of the Congo into a crisis similar to the ongoing conflict in Sudan.