President Félix Tshisekedi has announced a new set of measures aimed at transforming the commemoration of GENOCOST into a permanent national programme focused on memory, victim recognition, justice and international advocacy.
Speaking during the national GENOCOST commemoration in Kinshasa on August 2, the President instructed the government to include the National GENOCOST Ownership Strategy in the state budget.
According to the Presidency, this funding is intended to advance fair reparations for survivors and ensure that support for victims is treated as a national responsibility.
National GENOCOST Museum Moves Forward
President Tshisekedi also announced that the proposed National GENOCOST Museum is entering its operational phase, with preparatory studies and design work now underway.
The government envisions the museum as a major institution for preserving archives, testimonies and physical evidence connected to crimes committed on Congolese territory.
It is also expected to serve as a research centre, a place of remembrance and an educational institution where younger generations can learn about the country’s history.
The government’s objective is to create a museum capable of meeting high scientific and architectural standards and becoming a reference institution in Africa and internationally.
Strengthening Transitional Justice
The President called on Parliament to complete legislation needed to strengthen the DRC’s transitional-justice system.
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Tshisekedi Funds GENOCOST Strategy, Advances Museum
Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
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President Félix Tshisekedi has announced a new set of measures aimed at transforming the commemoration of GENOCOST into a permanent national programme focused on memory, victim recognition, justice and international advocacy.
Speaking during the national GENOCOST commemoration in Kinshasa on August 2, the President instructed the government to include the National GENOCOST Ownership Strategy in the state budget.
According to the Presidency, this funding is intended to advance fair reparations for survivors and ensure that support for victims is treated as a national responsibility.
National GENOCOST Museum Moves Forward
President Tshisekedi also announced that the proposed National GENOCOST Museum is entering its operational phase, with preparatory studies and design work now underway.
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The government envisions the museum as a major institution for preserving archives, testimonies and physical evidence connected to crimes committed on Congolese territory.
It is also expected to serve as a research centre, a place of remembrance and an educational institution where younger generations can learn about the country’s history.
The government’s objective is to create a museum capable of meeting high scientific and architectural standards and becoming a reference institution in Africa and internationally.
Strengthening Transitional Justice
The President called on Parliament to complete legislation needed to strengthen the DRC’s transitional-justice system.
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Such legislation would support the country’s broader efforts to recognise victims, preserve evidence, fight impunity and establish stronger legal mechanisms for truth, justice and reparations.
The Presidency clarified that the national duty of remembrance remains distinct from the formal legal classification of genocide, which falls under the authority of competent international judicial institutions.
Congolese Embassies Given a New Mission
President Tshisekedi also directed Congolese diplomatic and consular missions to promote what the government calls a “diplomacy of memory, truth and justice.”
Under this approach, embassies will help bring the experiences of Congolese victims before international institutions and foreign governments while building support for recognition, accountability and historical justice.
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The measures reflect the government’s position that protecting national memory is also part of defending Congo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The commemoration was observed across all 26 provinces, bringing together authorities, religious leaders, survivors and citizens.
Through the new strategy, the Tshisekedi administration wants GENOCOST remembrance to extend beyond an annual ceremony and become a lasting national framework connecting four priorities:
Budget for reparations. Museum for memory. Laws for justice. Diplomacy for international recognition.
Preparatory museum studies and design work have been confirmed. A construction contract, opening date and complete victim-reparation budget have not yet been announced.
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