Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila has graduated from a South African University after completing a Master’s degree programme.
In July this year, photos were circulated on social media showing Kabila as he defended his thesis at the University of Johannesburg.
More recent photos show him in a full academic gown at a ceremony in Johannesburg as he is handed his certificate at the Center for African Diplomacy and Leadership, CADL, of the university.
Back in July, a statement from the institution confirmed Kabila’s status as a post-graduate alumnus.
“Yes, he (Kabila) has finished his master’s degree,” said Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor of the university.”
“The fact remains that Joseph Kabila has just successfully completed a Master’s programme in Political Science and International Relations, attained through distance learning, over the past 4 years, under the supervision of Prof Chris Landsberg”, his former Chief of Staff, Nehemie Mwilanya clarified after earlier announcing that Kabila was defending a doctoral thesis.
Kabila is on record as stating that his biggest achievement as president was successfully unifying DRC after emerging from a cycle of war.
Young Kabila rose to power in January 26, 2001 after his father Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated, at the time, the sprawling southern African nation was divided into three parts.
In 2003, after lengthy negotiations, the rebel movements controlling these parts gave up the rebellion to form political parties, and Kabila made the former rebel leaders vice-presidents.
In 2019, Kabila left the top job after losing an election, marking the country’s first peaceful handover of power since independence in 1960 when he handed over to current President Felix Tshisekedi.
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