Corneille Nangaa, spokesperson for the Alliance of the Congo River (AFC) a coalition that includes the M23 and Twirwaneho groups has issued a scathing demand. Nangaa accuses Tshisekedi of steering the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into chaos through neglect and mismanagement, a claim he says is underscored by the nation’s recent tragedies.
On April 5–6, 2025, Kinshasa, the DRC’s sprawling capital, was ravaged by a devastating flood. According to Minister of Internal Security Jaquemain Shabani, the disaster claimed 33 lives, injured 46 others, and submerged over 200 homes. The muddy waters left a trail of destruction, exposing the fragility of the country’s infrastructure a vulnerability Nangaa squarely blames on Tshisekedi’s administration.
Speaking at the grand opening of CADECO, a new bank launched by the AFC in Goma on Monday, April 7, 2025, Nangaa seized the moment to amplify his critique. He pointed to the Kinshasa flood as a glaring symbol of the government’s failures. “This is the DRC under Tshisekedi’s oppressive and discriminatory regime,” he declared. “Disasters like these are not mere acts of nature they’re result of a leadership that has abandoned its people. Tshisekedi must go, and he must go now!”
Nanga intensified as he recounted the AFC’s recent military successes. On
January 27, 2025, AFC/M23 and Twirwaneho fighters captured Goma, followed by Bukavu on February 16. In response, the Kinshasa government shuttered banks in those cities a move Nangaa condemned as punitive and economically disastrous. “Let me be clear,” he said, “the money in those banks doesn’t belong to their owners or the Congolese government. It belongs to the depositors the public servants, the investors, the everyday Congolese people who keep this economy alive. Tshisekedi has mismanaged their trust and their livelihoods.”
The bank closures, Nangaa argued, have unleashed a economic fallout. Citizens are now forced to resort to illegal channels to access their funds, while others trek to neighboring countries to withdraw cash, risking a massive capital flight. “This isn’t just an economic blunder,” he charged. “It’s a crime an assault on the Congolese people and their future.”
In a conclusion , Nangaa accused Tshisekedi’s actions of violating the constitution and amounting to crimes against humanity. He lambasted the international community for its silence, suggesting a troubling complicity in the DRC’s unraveling. “The world watches, yet says nothing,” he remarked bitterly. “But we will not stay quiet.”
