RDC: Martin Fayulu wants to include Kabila and Nangaa in the national dialogue.

According to Martin Fayulu, Joseph Kabila must be able to respond to the accusations from the Congolese government that he supports the AFC/M23. The opposition leader also contends that Corneille Nangaa, former president of the Independent National Electoral Commission who has become a leader of the AFC, must explain his involvement in the rebellion. These statements and accusations are reported as the positions of the concerned parties.

Martin Fayulu advocates for a dialogue based on four principles: truth, justice, reconciliation, and national cohesion. His proposal thus includes personalities that Kinshasa opposes, as the Congolese authorities view the AFC/M23 as a force supported by Rwanda and engaged against the state in the east of the country.

Félix Tshisekedi confirmed on August 16, during an exchange with the Congolese diaspora in Libreville, that he would soon clarify his vision and the details of the dialogue in a speech to the nation. The Congolese presidency has since provided no timeline, no organizer, no list of participants, or agenda.

A march announced for September 15

The Article 64 Coalition (C64), of which Martin Fayulu is one of the leaders, has simultaneously announced a peaceful march on September 15, 2026, across the entire Congolese territory. This mobilization aims, according to its statement, to oppose a proposed change to the Constitution. In Kinshasa, the processions are to converge on the Palais du Peuple on the day of the parliamentary return.

On July 25, Martin Fayulu had already advocated for a format that included both the ruling and opposition parties, civil society, as well as armed groups, including the M23. He presented this participation as necessary for a political resolution, without an official invitation to these groups being announced.

In its statement on August 16, the presidency indicated that Félix Tshisekedi wanted to make dialogue an instrument of national cohesion and that he wished it to be different from previous consultations. As of August 21, the promised presidential address to clarify the modalities had not yet been announced.