The assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, a Congolese thriller (1/4): "The end of Kabila"
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Episode 1: "The end of Kabila" © RFI
By: Arnaud Zajtman Follow |
Esdras Ndikumana Follow |
Simon Decreuze Follow |
Nicolas benita
21 min
In this first episode, Arnaud Zajtman and Esdras Ndikumana explore the atmosphere of the end of his reign that reigned in Kinshasa during the weeks preceding the assassination of Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila and the possible warning signs.
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On January 16, 2001, Kinshasa was buzzing with rumors and it was from Belgium, the former colonial power, that the confirmation of the death of the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo came.
With the help of the regime, Joseph Kabila succeeds his assassinated father.
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About the podcast "
The assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila, a Congolese thriller
"
:
On January 16, 2001, Congolese President Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the killer of Marshal Mobutu, was killed in his office in Kinshasa by one of his bodyguards.
The assassin is shot as he runs out of the office.
85 people were sentenced, some to death, others to heavy prison terms.
Twenty years after the events, on Friday January 8, 2021, the last 23 prisoners sentenced in this case were finally released.
But were they really to blame?
Who are the real sponsors of the assassination of the Congolese President?
Why on the evening of the assassination, were eleven Lebanese nationals in turn executed in the Congolese capital?
In an original podcast by
Arnaud Zajtman
and
Esdras Ndikumana
, RFI offers a major investigation in four episodes with key testimonies and rare audio archives.
Episode 1: "
The End of Kabila
"
Episode 2: "
Attempt at Justice
" (available January 18)
Episode 3: "
Culprits at All Costs
" (available January 20)
Episode 4: "
Who did it?
»(Available January 22)
With the participation of the RFI sound library.
Director:
Nicolas Benita
and
Simon Decreuze
.
The authors dedicate this podcast to their colleague Ghislaine Dupont, an RFI journalist murdered alongside Claude Verlon in North Mali in 2013, who has greatly contributed to breaking the silence surrounding the 85 convicted of this criminal case.
This podcast contains excerpts from the films “Murder in Kinshasa. Who killed Laurent-Désiré Kabila? ", A documentary by Marlène Rabaud and Arnaud Zajtman, produced by Entre Chien et Loup, ICTV Solferino, with the support of the FWB, RTBF, WIP and France Télévisions, as well as excerpts from" Adieu l'Enfer " , by M. Rabaud and A. Zajtman, produced by Esprit libre Production, with Arte Reportage.
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