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Martin Fayulu

Martin Fayulu refers to himself as the president-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, claiming he is the rightful winner of the “stolen” 2018 election. He is the leader of the opposition Engagement for Citizenship and Development party, ECiDé, and is chairperson Commitment to Citizenship and Development.

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi. (Twitter/ Présidence RDC/Nicolas Maeterlinck/AFP/Getty Images)

BELGIUM

10 MAR 2022

Don’t revive Leopold’s ghost or legitimise DRC’s president, Felix Tshisekedi

Like King Leopold II, Tshisekedi has enriched himself through stealing power and suppressing democracy. Belgium’s monarch should stand with Congolese, not the colonial past

Martin Fayulu

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