August 4, 2026

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Lambert mende: tshisekedi’s presidency tied to end of rwandan aggression in drc

During a recent political gathering of the Convention des Congolais Unis (CCU) on Monday, August 3, 2026, Lambert Mende Omalanga offered his perspective on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) escalating security and humanitarian crisis. The prominent CCU leader urged all Congolese citizens to set aside their differences and unite against what he described as an existential threat to the nation.

Mende’s address to CCU activists, framed as a