🇨🇩 Joseph Kabila on DRC elections and future: 'The sky is the limit' | Talk to Al Jazeera
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- President Joseph Kabila came to power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 2001, taking over from his father, Laurent Kabila, who was assassinated by one of his own child soldier bodyguards.
Joseph Kabila was initially credited with bringing relative peace and reviving the mining of the country's vast mineral reserves.
But conflicts persist and millions of Congolese remain trapped in extreme poverty amid widespread allegations of corruption.
His second and final constitutional mandate ended two years ago, but he stayed in power, amid growing protests and calls for him to step aside.
Congolese are finally due to head to the polls on Sunday to choose a new leader.
Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, talks to Al Jazeera.
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The way Kabila was dodging questions is impressive🤣
🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭
Joseph Kabila. first time watching his interview and the man is eloquent,knowledgeable and intelligent. This is what Africa is all about. I wish The Congo well.
He's a big crook who did nothing but plunge the Congolese people into further extreme poverty. 18 years in power and sold us to the Chinese and Americans. Kids are being exposed to radioactive materials there in the Katanga region where I was born. No infrastructure obligation was done. Families are turning against one another, tribalism is at an all-time high. The people over there in my home country have lost their identity, have lost their pride and hope for the future.
Good to kwnow that you cannot understand he is selling your own country
@@thomasl.2202 Calm down. Africa needs peace first before prosperity. Any leader who brings peace is welcome 🙏
His name is hypolyte kagame not Joseph kabila
Lauren kabila was not his father
Est ce que au Rwanda son pays ou en occident un type comme kabila peut être président ? 'c est osé allez vous en avec vos interview
The interviewer is sweating because he has been given a bunch of hard questions for Joseph, and he thinks he will get shot for asking them.
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Lol! 🤣🤣
But all jokes the guy doesn't look confortable at all. Sweating, taking deep breaths...
😂😂😂😂😂 tell me about it he looks that way 😂😂😂😂
welcome to Africa-where things can escalate in seconds!!😂
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I love my president is so calm and answering the questions with boldness I know we don't want you but I like this interview as a president you have to defend your country no matter what congratulations Mr President.
in DRCongo we don"t have real congoleses with names like u u r not from Congo
It's not your fault bro it's just because you're not different to Congolese who are not adding anything in the country just talking while leaving abroad that's my opinion you can't change it it's remain I love my president and I love my country full stop if you're a Congolese go back and stay in DRC.
+Erast idrissa. you are not a congolese ur name indicates everything you rwandan,burundi ,tanzanian and ougandan people stealing congolese identity we know you .i say and repeat it again in drcongo we do not have people have such name erast idrissa you are not congolese you r from east africa we know such people
@@glodielelo2101 idrissa is not a rwandese nor an east african name! Mine is. As it is bantou rooted, just like congolese. Idrissa is surely a west african ( senegal, Mali, Tchad ect...)
And besides he could be using a fake name, so get over yourself and stop blaming people who have nothing to do with the conflicts in your region.
I am not Kagame.
I am not Museveni...attack those who kill and steal, we, regular people have never done anything to anyone
@@lolaispure4296 let me tell u.the true u think u are a regular people but u are not a regular people all Bantu people know that u are not a regular people if u were regular people u should tell ur leaders about what the are doing.u still envy wealth of other people.
I did not know this man was so articulate and in foreign language for that matter. He gave good political answers, not genuine but acceptable.
He talks fluent swahili
😂😂 I like the way he is Answering Questions 😁😁 He looks so Serious.
His bank accounts in Geneva are stacked up pretty serious. But as long as he can answer questions.
It is hard to understand how Joseph Kabila manages to be so calm! On the other hand, the interviewer is extremely nervous and looks as if he is about to have a heart attack.
Hhahahaahaaaaa. I thought that jrnlst was about to have a heart attack LoL
Scare for his life
Hahaha I noticed that. @@kadogo7712
@@vainqueurmayela2693 LOL...
Maamulka Diiradda It’s because of the weather. He’s wearing suit
love drc from ✌💗from india
abdul rahman, are you indian? ASalamu Alaykum!
We love you too 😘😘
It must've made you rich.
@@benardmwashi6289 Let's not be racist to our brother abdul rahman . A racist would not be on here sending love to our brothers of DRC.
@Hiba Ahmed where is racism coming from my reply to Abdul Rahman? Are you feeling guilty?
This guy was packed with great questions
Kabila son speaks good english because let's not forget that he did his primary school in Tanzania which is a former British colony and it is there where he learned swahili. He is more comfortable with these two languages than with lingala and french which he learned later.
Kabila is glowing while the interviewer is sweating, whats going on? im dead!!!!
Ikr?
Yeah right u saw it too.
The journalist was out of breath and turning red.he was kind of scare for his life
@@lolaispure4296 stage lights perhaps or it could be that he didn't do proper stage make-up
Growing with is interview we don't care, country was not even colonize with England country's for speak to the people silly language's that is negative from our constitutional. I mean he done interview for message to rwanda not in DRC because he knows he is laying they will found him, this man is accident into congo, I wander where this things was caming from,
I thought I saw this myself, that man😂
Wow Kabila speaking english better than most of the africa anglophone nations..yet he is from a francophone nation i may differ with you in some areas but kudos kabila...with swahili lingala and french at his fingertips....
If Kabila Speak english very well it's normal He's Grew up In Tanzania, a spekaking english Country. He also speak Swahili, but not Lingala.
Four minutes in and the interviewer is looking sweaty, out of breath and exhausted. Almost like he was ambushed for this exclusive. Am I imagining things?
Im dead! he is sweating while kabila is slayin!
Yes you are imagining things.
Yea, he is sweating like crazy and he seems a little nervous.
That’s when you know juju is working
I agree with you ...this is a very weak interviewer.
Before blaming Joseph Kabila, you must understand how Africa's politics is been tied to Western powers!
Exactly! Sadly a lot of Congolese people have fallen victim of western psychological warfare to the point that they become the cheerleaders of their ennemies. Kabila's problem is that he dared to revisit and modify the unfair and exploitative mining law forced upon his country by the West through the IMF and the World Bank in order to end the invasion of his country done on behalf of the West by the puppets and traitors kagame et museveni in 2002. But thank God, none of the puppet opposition candidates funded by the West will win the elections. And that is why Kabila is calm.
Only someone who's not congolese could say this bullshit. You didn't know anything what's happening in DRC...!
Dear serena, what's happening in the DRC is horrendeous! You think JK still in power 'cos he's the president? The answer is NO! He's stepping down only when the powers above him tells him they ( West) can no longer support him period.
Serena Mawete facts
@techtel. Yes, to certain degree and the Chinese are moving in to Africa enforce to be the new colonizers of Africa. Sad sad!
You tried so hard to help the cogolaise people who do not recognize what you did for them, but one day will cry. No one is perfect.
Lol if hypocrite was a person
President Kabila almost told the interviewer to take a deep breath and calm down 😂😂😂
Let Kabila retire in peace
Lmao🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
You have to give him credit though, the guy speaks four languages fluently,
Swahili, Lingala, English and French
He was raised in exile in Tanzania making English his best language
What are four languages got to do with the running of a country? Congolese or african need leaders and not politicians with language skills.
You are smart man , intelligent man and wise man my president I love you so much and I will still praying for you shadari is under your grace and fevor . Good man those they insult you ,they parents reived bad education be blessed by the might God .
matako ya mama yako
@@amour0072 tu as ete mal eduque ,tu as appri ca de ton pere qui insultait ta mama
May God bless you and your family and protect you from your enemies , you are a good man
vive Joseph Kabila Kabange; le pere de la democratie.
Quand bien même je le pense pas mais excuse moi de te dire que tu mérites le bûcher pour purifier ton âme congolais, ton esprit et le plus beau je préfère te laisser deviner 🔥
@@cedricbahole6042 au fait en lisant sont nom j'ai lire Cedric Bolole; et je pense mon intuition sonne correctement vrai, tu es un bolole par excellence
Loved the interview so much.
Kabila stayed so calm which is a good quality for leader to have. His communication skills are high considering his first language in French.
Kabila first language is not french but english. Kabila grew up in Tanzania and only came back to DRC when he was 26 or so. He actually start learning french when he became president. He was 29.
@@justicesompoThat’s ridiculous and you know it stupidest thing to say Kabila first language is English. His first language is Swahili, there not many Africans in Africa whose first languages are French or English.
Good interview first time hearing Kabila speaks at length.
WHAT DO YOU GET IN HIS LENGTH SPEECH
And to be honest it's my first time to hear kabila talk since his coming in power dint even know he could speak English
So I am not alone, I had no idea he is so fluent in English and articulate. Most people said he was an illiterate with no formal post-secondary education but he reasoned far better than many of the leaders walking around with Ph.D.s.
@@AnthonyWilsonOlympian and so is his French (fluent)
Really, I heard something contrary.
i am not a congolese citizen or a fans of this president but WOW i salute you the way you answer the question in a good and right manner..godbless
Wow Kabila has gained so much experience.kudos
Judge not DRC is such a vast country! Viva Kabila for accepting to hand over power peacefully to the opposition.
*Thanks Malcom* for the great interview
A people commenting here Congolese! how many of you have lived in our country.
Am Congolese and i can tell the absolute truth, Kabila is not the problem of Congo nor the
solution to the countries problems.
the problem of Congo is our people, they a corrupt, they lack integrity, everyone is about
their own stomach. Greed has ruined the country. Our people are among the most dishonest humans
on the planet. Most of them lack integrity truthfulness. No country has ever developed based on democracy, nations develop when the people a educated, honest guided by high ideals.
Et qu'est que ce voleur assassin de Kabila a fait pour extirper cette corruption? Les premiers voleurs sont autour de lui mais restent impunis. Qu'a-t-il fait pour reformer la justice? Qu'est-ce qu'il a fait pour restructurer l'enseignement?
So for you the mining companies and western governments that exploit Congo and fund kagame and museveni’s wars have nothing to do with Congo’s problems?
@@ngomaibinda do u know how many of our people a refugee in uganda. Go ask ugandans welcomed us when our own governemnt couldn't protect us. It's something to be grateful for. Elections wont change anything.
You are honorable Congolese, I respect your analysis. It is the truth for every African country. What do you expect from a policeman who’s paid $70 a month? He is gonna makeup the deficit in income from bribery. I can’t blame him when he sees the big people stealing right before his eyes. The corruption is deeply rooted I. Our cursed continent.
You must be crazy to say Kabila is not the problem.He's the head of the snake,the pple under him do what there leader does and remember in Africa anything the president's say goes regardless of him being right or wrong.Secondly he brought chaos to the country when clicked to power after his term was over.Thirdly he has blood on his hands and he's most likely to face war crimes if he steps down.
I think it s time for a Congo to have a president that unite congolese people to the world. As Congo seems to be very important to the world.
Kabila did some work i think it s time to give somebody else a chance
how Kabila manages to stay so fricking calm?
@@valdaantosi8155 you are indeed a rwandese
Most sociopathic murderers tend to be very calm and soft spoken. He fits the bill, nothing new
He is just a perpet in action remotely controlled by the so called "powerful VERY POOR" nations aiming only at the natural resources under the belly of DRC.
@@levrai944 absolutely
@@tshibuk9802 their is nothing wrong being rwandese. We are alk bantus from Africa at the end of the day
You are a good charimatic président. Have a long live
As a matter of fact, Kabila is not a Congolese just look at his speaking we Congolese are crazy
This guy is one of the most unpopular presidents in the world , still he is showing himself up as an important person.
Your comment is full of stupidity
Me I Love him
May be you could be right. Perhaps you are wrong. Either way, how and when was his popularity measured?
@@gacinyaeric6159 are you a scholar?
@@shamuelkulondwa252 ?
I love the way you handled this interview with calm congratulations.
Joseph he’s smart man
Was the interviewer on gun point or its just me thinking wild
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It is my First time to see Kabila's speaking and answering journalist question ,I never want to do it before but to day because of this lock down I had take my time and listen Kabila speaking to the journalist. I am impress I don't think this man is a idiot like we like to say about him This Guy took time to educated himself and have a good knowledge of this country .we don't need to take him as a jock.
Kabila I never knew that ur this smart. Thank u for good answers to this naive journalist
You can tell anything about Joseph kabila but at the end the day, this is the only guy who let Zairians,go and elect their first Democratic President Mr Tshekedi. Believe me or not he will remain Hero in the DRC history. He did what other couldn't do BRAVO Brother kabila ,pass this and give present elect Tshekedi his office in smooth transition Ever .Your my 2019 HERO
Very intelligent way of answering questions
I never knew that president Kabila speak English so well and he's Originally French president. Job well done in your English interview!
its normal cause he came from tanzania ,a country where they speak swahili and english even swahili he is speaking is from tanzania not from congo .he is a foreigner
Brown Bargue that is simply because he is not Congolese. He is a Rwandese citizen and he grew up in Tanzania. He doesn't speak French fluently which is our official language and not even lingala which is our national and most spoken language in DRC. He is a foreigner imposed to Congo so he can facilitate the exploit of our mineral rich soil to other foreigners. Do your research listen to nobel peace price 2018 Dr. Denis Mukwege read the " mapping report" on DRC by UN, search on internet to truth is available if you want to know it.
Laurent kabila came to power in 1997 by force thus, his son josef is unlikely to leave without force .
Nature of Africa
Wish you luck !
Why 600 political parts in one country? Reading inside the box this shows that everyone is looking for is own future and not for the Nation. Mr president you should work on this issue . In other countries two parts are enough to play politics in their countries Congo must follow that way too. D R Congo is a nice country with lot of potentiality ever. Leaders adjust your politics, love your country and God will bless you. God bless and protect Congolese, God bless my Country. I love Congo .🇨🇩💪🙏
The higher number of political parties is not a disadvantage but an advantage. The more parties means that there are more people to choose from to run a big country such as Congo. It also shows that there are many competent people in congo who can take up the job as president instead of relying on 1 to 2 persons. More people competing against each other will lead to a more productive outcome.
Albern Newton I don’t think so. We Congolese are selfish 600 political parts in one country and you are saying it normal ? Eheh,come on! Which has many population between USA and D.R Congo? Team work work work and not everyone with his/her own thing.
joe jose so we have Roads? one man can change the country in just 5 years . Did you take time to think about the Results of the elections? “The last is the First “. ..
The last time I saw a journalist sweating like this, Larry King was interviewing Marlon Brando. Larry King was shaking in his boots. One word. Fear.
for the country ones colonized by french speaker, i must say that his english is oustanding
Congolese people are polyglott its in our blood plus most country around us are English speaking countries so yes
The most intelligent president i know , all my respect to u my President J.K.K Thank You May Allah be with You , the journalist with his shameless Analyses and questions .keep on sweating .
i u crazy?
What makes him the most intelligent?
Only someone who's not congolese could say this bullshit. You didn't know anything what's happening in DRC...!
Most intelligent President? Hahaha...well it is the world upside down...that is the only way to explain your statement
You crazy !!! explain ??
I didn’t even know this man could speak english🙄
He used to live in tanzania, that's why he is fluent in english and Swahili(i mean Tanzania swahili) , he also studied in china before he became commander in chief
Eastern DRC also speaks Swahili
Nothing but a liar
This guy is crazy
Yes he is...like all the people in power. Hungry wolves.
So will you kill ME with your own hands?
he was put in power by the Clintons and their ``ìnternational community``, I will not be shocked if he wins the elections.......his father said no to the West, they sent him to the cemetery.....the West wants stooges as president in Africa......those cars, weddings, electronic devices, trading markets, weapons, bullets, planes, paved roads, towers etc. all have AFRICAN RESOURCES stitched in their fabric....... is he crazy? I think not....has he become addicted to power and easy money? I think so.....is he a liar? he has to be, that's what being a politician is all about.....is he a stooge taking orders from the West? yes.........is this clear enough for you yet?
Kalifa Makoma yes he crazy
Really
Am so disappointed with aljazeera, why is this journalist being so soft with this dictator?!! Can somebody call Mehdi Hasan please...
PRESSURE!!
Emmanuel. An interview with Mehdi wouldn’t go well. Pressure in the room will be too high.
Yes,I have said that, the journalist was very non sense
I've understand very well Mr present.
Kabila you are criminal leave Congo alone you are mwenyerwanda going in Kigali
to voté nº13 aza muswaili. ba swaili baza batu ya bien pas des tribalisme. batu wana ba fayulu ba Félix boza ba tribales . oo baswaili na kati ya Est baza ba rwandais. Kabila aza rwandais te. 13 na volant ya Congo.
Unasema bongo kulibakiya kidogo ageuke pere noel juu yabu rwandais ona ndevu yake Kama ship angaliya kinywa kyake Kama malwenyekulukula malali yameno siku saaa minute second inamalizika asubiriye ukumu
This criminal will end up in ICC
I don't think so because he is supported by ICC and the white.
He's not bad.he wanna improve his country...Europe is the mess everywhere in Africa
Get your pills dude
+Ethics Burried stop lying u can mislead everyone not ur conscience
Michael Ruth exactly man
He speaks English better than Museveni and Kagame. But apart from that, he is a nightmare for Congolese people.
People compare him to Hitler
The interviewer seems to have a huuuge hangover and he seems to be bearly able to conduct the interview. It's painful to watch.
I REASLISE WITHOUT COMPLIANCE THAT THIS MAN IS ENOUGH INTELLIGENT BUT I'M AS SO CONVINCED THAT IT WAS WONGFULY SURROUNDED ., AS CAN WE UNDERSTAND AFTER MORE THAN 17 YEARS OF POWER NO MAJOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACHIEVEMENT ?
from 19:10 to the end, look at the way Kabila breaths.
14:23 'creates wealth for the millions of congolese people, and that's exactly what we've been doing.' He's delirious. The country's doing just fine according to him
im tanzanian, for real like kabila , he is a democratic president in Africa,
He needs to be in jail
Please Congolese people need to hear this interview in French and Lingala because is the most speaking language in they country
We need Translation please please
So many questions needs to be Asks with goods answers but i feel to be honest and true its the main point we congolese wanted.
We have seen, we 've lived but still unbelievable.
THAT is him and he can not be like me. bravo Kabila;made in Uganda
What language are you trying to write? Pls don't tel me English.
Kabila is a G !
Wake up Congo,and wake up Africa,may Allah “bless Africa and African people🇬🇲👬
12:54 that was the best question
Kabila is one of those who are holding Africa back from progressing.
I pray to GOD very much about our african leaders, they should learn how to focus on economy
The congolese people is tired from this criminal man. He is a thief...and must go out of DRC for jugement in CPI
Super
Was the interview on gun point or its just me thinking wild
Well spoken Laurent Kabila. Your composure and demeanor is very professional. Indeed Congo people should and must have first pass at any opportunities in the country indeed, not the Chinese, French (know what they did in the past), nor the Americans - The movie - The Black Earth Rising is an example how the west aid and abets in the bad governance in the continent for their own benefit. The "vultures" are circulating waiting to steal at the drop of a hat. Pray and hope that they guard against such opportunities and all willing their beautiful country the size of Saudi Arabia + Syria will be resorted to the beacon of Africa. Viva la Congo!!!
President kabila what are you doing to this man? 18:48 ten more minutes added to this interview and this journalist would have died!
Very articulate. His heart is for the good and love of his people and country. Bravo.
You obviously have no idea what you are talking about. He looted his country and stole money that belongs to the people. This has been proven many times. A simple search and you can find the facts. You obviously support dictators and should be ashamed of yourself.
AL Jazeera please learn to choose the right interviewer...this interviewer here is asking questions as if it is just formalities...the guy looks scared or "bewitched" by this Kabila...please learn from BBC Hard Talk interviews....i like watching Al Jazeera but this one is a poor performance
Thought the same
Thank you that was a fair interview
May the African ancestors continue to sustain Congolese people as they fight for their liberation from corrupt leaders.
kabila what are you saying please 👎👎👎
I love you very much Joseph Kabila Kabange. the right president for DRC
Kabila is the father of the démocratie of Congo. Till now we haven't see a leader as well as him we thank God to sent him in Congo
Stupid
The interviewer is almost fainting, Is it hot or he dreads Kabila
DREADING KABILA hahahahah...It hard to stay composed when you meet a serial killer for the first time
Poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Poverty is widespread and unchecked across the 26 provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). ... More than 80% of Congolese people live on less than $1.25 a day, defined as the threshold for extreme poverty. THIS SO CALLED KABILA IS A LIAR!!
One of the most intelligent people of this earth 🌎 JKK ..so calm 😌 ☺his way of answering, he's serious 🙄
Why the journalist is shaking front of kabila instead of doing his job correctly as wanted????
because he knows he is front of a killer who can kill him like he killed the 2 journalists
The sky is the limit!
Kabila just go nd do your new life you have family just go your will never b King fo life where is Mobutu today
I'm so shocked...it seems this man lives in a different Congo,he is disconnected to all realities...denying that CENI never lacked funding and yet CENI has always said it to all that they lacked proper funding...well, SOON, IN MATTERS OF HOURS, REALITY WILL DAWN ON HIM.
Did the interviewer have to go the wc? Where did they do this interview? Was it 30°?
JUST REMEMBER ONE THING CONGO IS FOR CONGOLESE PEOPLE AND YOU ARE NOT ONE OF US!!!
nice my president Joseph
My congolese brothers and sisters, if you dicide to leave your house with your door open and then get robbed who's fault is it?
i'am not a supporter of Kabila but dude is well spoken and articulate. let's expect the new government to do better pls.
we will deeply miss you Joseph our president
Love DRC from Rwanda
❤❤❤❤for ever kabila
Our hero ✌👍
This guy is lying
Tu as bien répondis à ces blancs qui veulent nous importuner
He is not crazy, he is just from Rwanda!!
Great Guy Joseph Kabila
do we really believe this
Ant life who are you??????????
@@ethicsburried8814 who u
The interviewer 🤦🏿♂️ Aljazeera please send this guy back to university..
This interview is ridiculous. How the interviewer is sweating and Kabila is out here smiling and glowing. This was a set up obviously. The interviewer should have went harder on him and making sweat and god knows that any interviewer could make Kabila sweat with all of his shady governance of the DR Congo.