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DRC Genocost museum and reparations
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DRC Genocost memory museum project and reparations
In early July 2026, officials in Kinshasa suggested floated converting the Palais de la Nation into a museum dedicated to preserving preserve Congolese memory. memory of the eastern conflict. By early August, President Félix Tshisekedi used the national Genocost Day ceremony to announce the establishment creation of a national Genocost museum, pledging museum and pledged budget funding for survivor compensation, archival work and scientific research. He called for a “diplomacy of memory,” urged citizens to sign a petition for official recognition of victims, and appealed to the international community for concrete action against the alleged Rwandan‑backed M23 aggression aggression. On 2 August 2026, Tshisekedi, accompanied by First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, detailed the operational launch of the museum and confirmed that the next fiscal year’s budget will include reparations for survivors. He condemned Rwanda and the AFC/M23 rebel group as perpetrators of a murderous enterprise, while provincial Governor Iron‑Van Kalombo Musoko and youth leaders in North Kivu signed petitions urging international recognition of the east. genocide and the renaming of a Beni roundabout to “Place Genocost.” The president reiterated the “diplomacy of memory” and affirmed that the Genocost will be pursued as a crime of genocide under international law.
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