DRC: IRDH’s Hubert Tshiswaka questions decades-long reliance on foreign countries to resolve Congolese crises

Following the Congolese opposition coalition C64 conference in Rome, held from October 25 to 27, IRDH director Hubert Tshiswaka Masoka criticized the reliance on foreign countries to resolve crises in the DRC. He identified three structural problems: concentrated power, dependence on foreign actors, and the use of force to gain or retain power. In Rome, Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi, Jean-Marc Kabund, Augustin Matata Ponyo, and Delly Sesanga opposed constitutional changes that could undermine presidential term limits, allow a third term, or delay the 2028 elections. C64 also called for inclusive national dialogue with Félix Tshisekedi and Joseph Kabila, political de-escalation, and independent investigations into violence.