FRN’s creation: Prince Epenge defends Fayulu and calls for inclusive national dialogue

The day after Joseph Kabila’s Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) was created in Goma, Prince Epenge defended Martin Fayulu’s silence, urged patience and said the opposition leader would speak again soon. At a press conference in Kinshasa on October 15, the Lamuka spokesperson said Fayulu had already addressed the country’s crises and had never shirked his responsibilities. Epenge rejected both armed struggle and constitutional change as threats to stability, and called for inclusive national dialogue to preserve the DRC’s unity.