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Rd Congo - Mobutu, Kabila, Tshisekedi: the Same Tribal Pattern

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From Mobutu to Tshisekedi, the same tribal pattern hinders the development of the DRC. Back over 60 years of ethnic supporters who sacrificed the national interest. Mobutu supported by Ecuador, Kabila father and son by the Swahiliphones, Tshisekedi by the Luba: to each president his tribe, to each tribe his president. A constant of Congolese political life which explains, in large part, why the country remains underdeveloped despite its wealth. …
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From Mobutu to Tshisekedi, the same tribal pattern hinders the development of the DRC. Back over 60 years of ethnic supporters who sacrificed the national interest. Mobutu supported by Ecuador, Kabila father and son by the Swahiliphones, Tshisekedi by the Luba: to each president his tribe, to each tribe his president. A constant of Congolese political life which explains, in large part, why the country remains underdeveloped despite its wealth. …

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camer.be broke the news on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
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