The DRC will be federal, or will not be
For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been a giant trying to walk in shoes three sizes too small. As we move deeper into 2026, the laces are snapping. The “Grand Debate” that has haunted Congolese politics since the days of Lumumba and Kasavubu has returned with force: Should the DRC become a federal state, or is it destined for terminal fragmentation?
The thesis is as bold as it is polarizing, in other words: Is the DRC Too Big to Stay Centralized?
Special Report: The Economics of Extinction in the Kivus, DRC
In the mist-covered hills of Eastern Congo, a systematic machine killing and looting is at work since 2 generations. It is an industry that converts cattle into cash, villages into ash, and human beings into ghosts—all under the watch of a Congo failed state, “civilized NGOs” and UN Operations. And why is MONUSCO in RDC?
Dossier spécial : L’économie de l’extinction dans les Kivus, RDC
Dans les collines couvertes de brume de l’est du Congo, une machine de destruction et de pillage systématique est à l’œuvre depuis deux générations. C’est une industrie qui transforme le bétail en cash, les villages et les hommes en cendres — sous la surveillance d’un État congolais failli et complice, d’« ONG civilisées » et des opérations onusiennes inefficaces, inutiles et complices par leur silence. Et que fait la MONUSCO est toujours en RDC, au vu de son mandat?
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