During a political gathering of the Convention des Congolais Unis (CCU) on Monday, August 3, 2026, Lambert Mende Omalanga offered his perspective on the ongoing security and humanitarian crisis gripping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The prominent CCU leader urged Congolese citizens to set aside their differences and confront what he described as an existential threat to the nation.
Mende’s address, framed around the forward-looking question, “What will tomorrow bring?” served as a vital message from the “Lumumbists of the CCU to the Nation.” It extensively covered the persistent security crisis that has plagued eastern DRC for decades.
Lambert Mende contended that global and regional geopolitical shifts have profoundly impacted the Congolese situation since 1996.
Kigali accused of destabilization
Lambert Mende directly accused Rwanda of being the primary source of the enduring instability in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He asserted that numerous armed groups operating in this region are, based on evidence presented in his discourse, proxies for Kigali.
He also recounted the various justifications offered over the years by Rwandan President Paul Kagame for his country’s involvement in the DRC, including the alleged presence of FDLR forces and the purported need to protect the Tutsi community in Kivu. For Mende, these arguments have gradually morphed into territorial claims, which he deemed irreconcilable with the DRC’s territorial integrity.
