Félix Tshisekedi pledges reparations and museum for GENOCOST victims

Félix Tshisekedi GENOCOST reparations national museum Rwanda M23 aggression

On 2 August 2026 the Democratic Republic of Congo marked the National GENOCOST Day, commemorating the millions killed in the eastern conflict. President Félix Tshisekedi, accompanied by First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, addressed the ceremony at the GENOCOST Memorial in Kinshasa. He announced that the government will allocate budget resources in the next fiscal year to fund reparations for survivors and ordered the operational launch of a national GENOCOST museum to preserve archives, testimonies and scientific research.

Tshisekedi condemned the aggression of Rwanda and the AFC/M23 rebel group, describing it as a murderous enterprise that threatens Congo’s sovereignty. Provincial Governor Iron‑Van Kalombo Musoko signed a petition urging international recognition of the genocide, while youth leaders in North Kivu launched a parallel petition and asked that the Kabila roundabout in Beni be renamed “Place Genocost”. The president also outlined a “diplomacy of memory” for Congolese missions abroad and clarified that the GENOCOST will be pursued as a crime of genocide under international law.

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Claude Rugo · Democratic Republic of Congo · Denis Mukwege · Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi · Forces démocratiques alliées (ADF) · Félix Tshisekedi · Genocost · Iron‑Van Kalombo Musoko · Karisimbi · M23 · M23 rebel group · Rwanda

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[○ 1 SOURCE] Provincial Governor Iron‑Van Kalombo Musoko signed a petition calling for international recognition of the genocide. foxtime.cd
[● 2 SOURCES] A national Genocost museum will be created to preserve archives, testimonies and scientific research. fr.news.yahoo.com
[● 4 SOURCES] President Félix Tshisekedi condemned Rwanda and the AFC/M23 rebel group for aggression in eastern DRC. yabisonews.cd · congorassure.cd · fr.news.yahoo.com
[● 3 SOURCES] President Félix Tshisekedi called for truth, justice and reparations for victims of the alleged Rwandan‑backed AFC/M23 aggression. yabisonews.cd · fr.news.yahoo.com
[○ 1 SOURCE] The government will allocate budget funds for reparations to survivors in the next fiscal year.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The international community was urged to move from condemnation to concrete action to stop violence in the east. foxtime.cd
[○ 1 SOURCE] A “diplomacy of memory” will be adopted by DRC diplomatic missions to promote truth and justice internationally.
[● 2 SOURCES] First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi urged Congolese citizens to sign a petition for recognition of Genocost victims. foxtime.cd
[○ 1 SOURCE] Rwanda’s government spokesperson described GENOCOST as a politically constructed conspiracy theory. election-net.com
[● 3 SOURCES] The DRC government will allocate budget funds for reparations to GENOCOST survivors in the next fiscal year. congorassure.cd · fr.news.yahoo.com
[● 2 SOURCES] First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi participated in the GENOCOST memorial ceremony in Kinshasa. congorassure.cd
[○ 1 SOURCE] The DRC government clarified that GENOCOST will be pursued as a crime of genocide under international law. election-net.com