Kinshasa: after a peaceful march by the majority, Jean-Claude Katende attributes opposition disruption to 'civics close to power'
Author: actualite.cdPublished on: September 23, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Politics

The march organized in Kinshasa by UDPS and its allies proceeded peacefully without incidents, unlike the opposition’s march a week earlier. Jean-Claude Katende questions why the majority’s march had no violence or arrests and accuses 'civics close to power' of disrupting the opposition’s demonstration. Figures like Delly Sesanga and Jean-Marc Kabund denounce a double standard in democracy, where the regime’s supporters are free to march but the opposition is suppressed. The protesters reaffirm their support for President Félix Tshisekedi and the constitutional reform project.
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