The Road to Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Road to Presidential Elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
With:
Etienne Tshisekedi
President and Co-founder, Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social, Democratic Republic of the Congo
and comments by:
Mvemba Dizolele
Writer and Journalist
Duignan Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Moderated by:
Jennifer Cooke
Director, CSIS Africa Program
Etienne Tshisekedi, leader of l’Union Pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social (UDPS) will discuss his candidacy in the forthcoming presidential elections and the outlook for democratic progress in the DRC. Mvemba Dizolele, Duignan distinguished fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, and author of a forthcoming biography of former president Mobutu, will offer his thoughts on the main challenges ahead and make suggestions for effective U.S. engagement in the DRC during the run-up to the polls and beyond.
