DR Congo ruler Félix Tshisekedi is a desperate despot who has deepened his grip on state capture by surrounding himself with extremists that openly embrace ethnic hatred.
By elevating figures like former DRC Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito, an unapologetic supporter of the genocidal FDLR’s incursions into Rwanda, and Ntambwe Eliezer, who coined the term “DERWANDALISATION” as a euphemism for wiping out Kinyarwanda-speaking Congolese origin (namely Tutsis) Tshisekedi has institutionalised bigotry as official policy.
The poisonous alliance is not accidental; it is a cynical ploy to shield his failing, mafia-style regime from the pressure to fulfill of the Doha peace process, and the Washington-backed plan for regional stability.
Tshisekedi’s regime criminalises Congolese Tutsis while openly arming and enabling local militias, including FDLR genocidaires and ADF-NALU terrorists, who terrorise and hunt the Tutsi community with impunity. He has deliberately designated the Tutsi as scapegoats to distract from his own rampant corruption and economic failures. The flood of hatred calls to “purge” the army, “flush out infiltrators,” “eradicate evil,” and “expel foreigners” is the drumbeat of genocide, stoked by a regime complicit in ethnic cleansing and mass murder.
It is obscene that while Tshisekedi and his Kassaian cronies swim in unimaginable wealth stolen from Congo, they blame the Tutsi minority for the country’s problems. Ntambwe Eliezer’s “final solution,” death for Tutsis in the east and forced deportation for refugees, is not rhetoric; it is a genocidal blueprint. Tshisekedi’s survival depends on perpetuating this brutal agenda, binding state capture to ethnic extermination in a deadly embrace.
But Tshisekedi underestimates the resilience of the Congolese Tutsi, who have endured decades of ethnic cleansing and taken up arms to defend themselves. The M23 and its Congolese Revolutionary Army are not just rebels; they are a response to Tshisekedi’s genocidal policies. Their military gains in North and South Kivu expose the failure of Tshisekedi’s divide-and-rule strategy and accelerate the collapse of his regime.
Tshisekedi’s gamble, doubling down on extremism to evade justice, is a reckless death sentence. He should ask Adolf Hitler and Juvénal Habyarimana how their genocidal projects ended. This will not salvage his legacy; it will ensure the violent, ignominious end of his rule. Every alliance with Muzito and Eliezer tightens the noose around Tshisekedi’s neck.
The hatred he cultivates will be the instrument of his downfall.
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