President of the DRC on business relations with the West, peace efforts with Rwanda | DW News 

DW, thank you for these presidential interviews. Interesting to hear their voices.

DRC is in the right about rawanda

to outsiders who dont know conflict in DRC, this president looks credible...when not taking responsibility for his failure to resolve conflicts inside his borders.

Pure truth😢😢😢😢

Sounds like his nation should come up with human rights

Congo has right to defend its borders

So no one should blame the DRC when they attack Rwanda because everyone has heard.

Kagami is using stolen minerals to build his country.

True ❤

I have a strong feeling that Rwanda will never live peacefully...

Classic Africa. His entire discourse was a web of partial truths, deflection of blame and fabrications. As a guy who has mined in Africa for over 5 years of my 33 year career I'll give you my counterpoints. 1. The Chinese mining companies that bribed the Congolese Govt to allow them to pick up mining claims that were being competed for by western, responsible mining companies, are vastly outproducing any illegal mines run by Rwandans. The Chinese have ZERO respect for the environment when mining in countries where they know they can get away with it. 2. The Congolese army was incapable of dealing with the Rwandan militias and massive levels of war crimes were committed against civilians by both sides. The UN went in to settle that down, but now, the Congolese have asked the UN to leave their country so they are back to square one. 3. The DRC is probably the richest nation in Africa in terms of mineral resources. Despite that fact, you cannot drive from the west side to the east during the rainy season, and only the hardiest vehicles will make it in the dry season. Years of absolute corruption have pummeled what should be one of the most affluent African nations and it remains "deepest, darkest Africa." So the President should have said, "Well we took the gifts from the Chinese to allow them to mine this stuff, and then we had problems with Rwandan militias entering our country. Because we don't have good infrastructure, our army was unable to prevent these incursions and now they are mining our minerals illegally. We kicked the UN out because we were given 'gifts' from Rwandan Oligarchs, so here we are...The blood of Congolese is on Western cellphone owners' hands.

Incredible interview and history discussed

He can stop that if he wanted to. Just words, no actions. It would be hard but not impossible!

Well said, we want peace in the region but it won't happen as long as criminal Kagame is in charge of Rwanda

Looks like the president eats better than his people.

You have Corruption ,poorly paid Military forces and You still blame Kagame for DRC failures

Only westerners cell phones? Not Asain, African, or any other Global South cell phones? Just the western ones? Huh that’s weird…

There are over 10 different militia groups and over 5 different national armies each after specific militia group, it's total chaos in eastern Congo. A place that has been neglected for years from the rest of DRC

Anyone know what watch that is?

Just a civilian president...

The first time l heard the president of Congo says the truth total truth nothing by the truth ,

The interview must be the president or Rwanda and DRC let's hear them settle the matter

This guy always complaining, DRC need a guy like cpt Traore

RIP my country DRC😢

This guy is full of hate 😢

will someone ask Rishi Sunak about this? perhaps a telephone interview on the run?

and why that country DRC 🇨🇩 is poor in the whole world ? no infrastructure, and nothing in many years ago , so is it because of Rwanda or what ? anyone's can explain to us . thank you

felicitaTION PRESIDENT SAGE REPONSE

Rwanda is a really tiny country to be messing with DRC like this.

Igicucu gusa

DRC Export grow from 15B to 30B in 5 years without the billions of illegal exportet minerals there is enough money only needs management

One Afrika,One president,One currency ,One Army ,One flag

Absolutely correct Mr. President. Just be careful with does enemies..

Please don't stop your good work i need a new phone !!!

Well said Mr. President Felix Tshisekedi

Seeing a small country as Rwanda with less GDP of 1/7 of DRC as a problems sounds like evading responsibilities as a president. Let's not forget that as some point that DRC accused Rwanda of stealing Gorillas. DRC Government practically gave mining licenses to European, American and Chinese firms to mine in drc legally for less than the minerals are worth. But somehow Rwanda is the problem that the minerals they have don't have importance to them.

Thank you Mr president for this hard interview all Congolese are behind you !

Close the airspace

Every soverign country has every right to defend its boaders more so people in it.

Congo must partner with Russia to have a strong army!

He is the president, head of state. What does he plan to do?

Why thr Rwanda scapegoating though? Even if Kagame is guilty, u mean to say there is nothing you can do?

I don't understand why you blaming others and you know that only President can decide whether to save people life or not, Problem is you not Rwanda.

If i find out this blood is infected im suing.

Stop digging

Blood in your hands quite literally

Free Congo

Sad

" I want to meet him, and tell him eye to eye, he's a criminal"..... did he ask that question in Nairobi of recent when they mate??? I wish you found better to address unrest in your country other than blame others for your failure as a president.

What does he want? Reparations?

ironically he may also hold an iPhone😂😂😂

Ninguém pediu a ele para vender coltan

Wonderful Mr President we love you

What is meant by ‘the international community’ exactly?

Incompetent leader always points fingers forgetting that when you point a finger there are other three pointing back.

Just build your army. Stop blaming Rwanda

In terms of widening, congo is far bigger and more populated than Rwanda, for example, the population of Kinshasa passes the Rwandwa’s population. It’s very ashamed for DRC to complain about Rwanda’s aggression . It is like Russia to complain about Ukrain aggressions . Felix should stand on his feet and galvanize his nation to fight back this small and poor country. It’s proven that Félix and his government are all corrupt thus don’t care about the national integrity. He deserve same treatment as Kagame. It’s unthinkable that Congo should always cry about Rwandan aggression. With a responsible leader , Congo can conquer Rwanda in one day. Felix thinks that western can help him to solve the problem in Congo. That is stupidly imagination.

Thank you DW for making this horrible practice known

And what’s their gov’t doing? It’s because of the Congolese gov’t failures.

He is talking noncence. Rwanda is tooooo small than Congo

so you dont do anything against it and let it happen and now you complain? thats funny

This is not apple's or other's problem. But failure of government to protect their citizens

Because of you the Congolese r dying of poverty 😢😢

He needs more money or what?

This is funny

When is Africa going to pay intellectual property rights?

God bless Felix

Aptly

What about your money

He is not wrong about the blood resources. I don't see any students protesting that!

Maybe a western project at the heart of Africa ,why the international community has remained indifferent in this misery. Congolese have suffered more than Gaza and no attention is paid to them. Just Gaza and Ukrainian.😂😂

Corruption is DRC's biggest problem....everything else is incidental. Other countries and shady businessmen control parts of DRC partly because of the corruption in DRC political, military, and civil circles.

Rwanda is stealing 10 or 20 % of these minerals but still doing something for his peoples but this guy and 90% left going straight in the pocket of this guy he's family and friends 😭

Africa will never unite , when we fight ourselves

Why dont he not talking about congolese politicians owning mining sites together with their milltias ???? , This mediocre leader is champion to deflect from the real issues

He is a big liar😢😢

Most corrupt man on planet 😢

This guy is incompetent 😢 Congolese should wake-up and expel him out😢

he was talking about all cellphone using congolese coltan ressources that main more than 90% cellphone in the world RDC got more than 60 % of coltan mondial reserve in her soil so stop playing dumb

Il ya suffisament de ce genre de minerais au Rwanda. Ce president a tort.

Close the airspace over Congo

Incompetent.

This president luck leadership skills he is not like his father

Mr tshisekedi we are now tired of you, always crying like a baby find quick solution for the problem of congo or resign

Isn't there any blood on the possessions of these Congolese leaders? Before you want to remove a speck in the eye of someone ,mind that there isnt any in yours!

Rwanda will pay for those crimes

C'est pourquoi Les iPhones nous perturbe mentalement Daqui a pouco vou parar de usar o iPhone

Congo is big for nothing it should be divided into two countries… how big country like DRC being controlled by tiny Rwanda

Keep spending more money and get the debts from international countries you will see the consequences Mr president always go in the Wester countries without dealing with your people

Rwanda backed by the US. Anyone try to free the people get killed. Give the guy a break. He is at least talking about it and doing something

Population of the DRC in 2002: 50 million Population of the DRC in 2022: 100 million Maybe their country would not be such a mess if they kept... anyway 🙄

Snake Kagame 🐍

'Your Cell Phone contains blood of the Congolese'. Aw... REALLY...??? I mean: WHO REALLY CARES? How long will you keep crying for help? After many decades, generations passed on, yet you are unable to take responsibility of your future. The only things the world reminds of your people is the music vibe and the dressing code, just as if you are good at nothing more... And yet you keep begging for help. C'mon...

Invite Russia into Congo learn from Traore

He manifests nothing about DRC development only....... Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda.........

Felix Tshisekedi of congo 🇨🇩 is The Best president in the world

Show me a Congolese with no iPhone then I'll join in blaming the whole world for the mysery of Congo. We as Congolese people have been sold out and we are eating from the hands of whoever sold us. Tell me why we queue on resettlement agencies /organizations to take us to foreign countries while our own is burning... Bacongilais tolamuka.... Mutute azo ko sover biso.

This guy is unfit to govern the DRC

This man is a good liar,😂 he can be very good on making consipiracy theories documentaries how did he even become president!!?

He is the most aimless president after Salva Kiir in Sudan. I wonder why people were blinded by his myopic words