DRC opposition leader wants Kabila, Nangaa at national dialogue

Kinshasa's media landscape is dominated by opposition leader Martin Fayulu's call for former President Joseph Kabila and Corneille Nangaa to participate in the national dialogue initiated by President Félix Tshisekedi. Fayulu, a leader of the Lamuka opposition platform, insists that both figures, accused of supporting or leading the AFC-M23 rebellion, must attend the talks and account for their actions.

During a meeting in Brussels on August 12, 2026, Fayulu stated that Kabila and Nangaa are stakeholders in the process to resolve the crisis. "They are stakeholders in the dialogue. Kabila led this country. His status or his title, but he is there," Fayulu said, according to Actualite.cd. "They said he is the one arming and financing the AFC/M23, but he must come tell us why he is doing it, what the problem is."

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They are stakeholders in the dialogue. Kabila led this country. His status or his title, but he is there. They said he is the one arming and financing the AFC/M23, but he must come tell us why he is doing it, what the problem is.

Actualite.cd also reported Fayulu's comments regarding Nangaa, who previously served as president of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). "Nangaa was the president of the national independent electoral commission, he is the one who proclaimed Tshisekedi as the winner, even though Tshisekedi had not won. He is there, he took up arms against the country. He kills or has his brothers and sisters killed, his fellow human beings who have human blood like him... he must come explain why he did that. As they say, dirty laundry is washed at home," Fayulu stated.

Fayulu proposed that the upcoming national dialogue should center on truth, justice, reconciliation, and national cohesion. The media outlet 7sur7.cd framed Fayulu's initiative as a political prerequisite, emphasizing the opposition's stance on inclusivity for a successful national dialogue.

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Nangaa was the president of the national independent electoral commission, he is the one who proclaimed Tshisekedi as the winner, even though Tshisekedi had not won. He is there, he took up arms against the country. He kills or has his brothers and sisters killed, his fellow human beings who have human blood like him... he must come explain why he did that. As they say, dirty laundry is washed at home.