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Panafricanist from the Kongo province. Educating, mobilizing people around the world to support the Congolese people in struggle. Technologist. Marxist. #TELEMA
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May 20 • 16 tweets • 7 min read
Attempted Coup in #DRC, a thread

On Sunday, May 19, 2024, in the early hours, a group of armed men led by Congolese politician Christian Malanga made three Facebook Live videos (only one remains on his page) from inside the Palais de la Nation (President's office)

#FreeCongo Image In the first video, Malanga expressed that he and other soldiers are disillusioned with the current state of affairs, citing rampant corruption and the government’s incompetence in handling the war in the East.
Dec 2, 2023 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
🧵 On Nov 19 and 20, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi (after summoning the latter to meet her at the N’Djili airport) to de-escalate Rwanda’s support of rebels in the Congo among other things.
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What’s fascinating about this meeting is the intended goal as described in an article just published by Politico on US Policy toward the Congo as presidential elections is scheduled to take place in 18 days.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…