Why DR Congo is looking back at Mobutu : NPR

November 23, 2025

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Nostalgia is rising in Congo for Mobutu Sese Seko — the kleptocratic strongman as a new museum exhibit glorifying him draws crowds in Kinshasa.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Young people gaze up at large photographs of Mobutu Sese Seko, in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) national museum. A charismatic and outrageously corrupt former dictator, Mobutu seized power in the 19... [4506 chars]

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