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Albert Moleka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Etienne Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, M23, Mvemba Dizolele, Paul Kagame, Roger Meece, SAIS, Stephen Weissman, Tony Gambino, Union for Democracy and Social Progress, William Zartman, Yoweri Museveni
I heard Albert Moleka, the Chief of Staff to Etienne Tshisekedi, the Congo’s main opposition leader, speak in theory yesterday on “D.R. Congo: How the Kampala Talks and the Concentrations Nationales Undermine the Rule of Law and Fuel Instability” at SAIS. Moleka is a SAIS graduate (’82) and expressed his esteem for William Zartman, a former head of SAIS’ African Studies Program who ‘impacted [his] intellect forever.’ He returned to the DRC where he briefly dabbled in business before turning to politics, where amongst other roles, he served as a prison chaplain (which may explain his biblical quote in the title of this post). He has been a member of the Congo’s main opposition party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDSP) since 1987. Continue reading
Africa in DC 