Emmanuel Weyi Aims to Change the Democratic Republic of Congo

It’s dif­fi­cult to write about the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Repub­lic of Con­go (DRC) with­out refer­ring to its unsta­ble and author­i­tar­i­an past. It’s a past that brings reminders about Patrice Lumum­ba, Mubu­tu Sesse Seko, Lau­rent-Desire Kabi­la, Bel­gian col­o­niza­tion, and Zaire. The tumul­tuous past remains a back­drop even as the coun­try charges for­ward in a new era of elec­tions and…