JOSEPH KABILA ON THE DRONE ATTACK IN GOMA, THE DOHA PROCESS AND THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE 1. On the drone attack in Goma Kabila: “It was during that particular ceasefire that I thought we were safe in this very town. Then the drone came, and the idea was to finish us off.” Journalist: Are you saying that the drone attack that killed the humanitarian worker here in Goma was aimed at killing you? Joseph Kabila: “I’m pretty sure it was. I’m pretty sure it was because, according to the reports we received, after the attack, a number of houses in Kinshasa were popping champagne because, well, they had achieved their objectives. “Why would you pop champagne in the middle of the night? In fact, it was at 3 a.m. What was the occasion? “So we were definitely the target. “Prior to that, those drones had killed people in Masisi. To this day, those drones are killing people in Minembwe, in South Kivu.” 2. On the Doha process Kabila: “As the FRN, we believe that the Doha process is one option among other options.” 3. On the proposed national dialogue Journalist: What about the national dialogue? Joseph Kabila: “Well, is there going to be a national dialogue? It depends on what you call a national dialogue. “Our understanding of a national dialogue is simple: it has to include all the stakeholders, or at least the major stakeholders. It has to be inclusive and independent, bringing together people with different views who can sit around the table, discuss the issues and hammer out solutions. “You also need a body that will preside over that particular dialogue. You need guarantors people who will guarantee that, if such a dialogue takes place, its resolutions will be implemented. “We believe that all those ingredients are not yet in place. “What the president in Kinshasa has said is that the only dialogue that will take place is his own dialogue. And his dialogue is not a dialogue; it is a monologue. He wants to talk to himself, his people, his clan, and through that, change resolutions and impose them on others. “That is not dialogue. They are not interested in dialogue. They are interested in hanging on to power, changing the Constitution, and doing every manner of chaos they can.” @FelixMugenzi @PatrickMuyaya @MUTUWANAa8 @TesongoVictor @TemuniP @TEDDYMAZINA @IamHarmony @kivuutile @Katsuva_R @BBCWorld @RFI @FRANCE24