Paris: Congolese activists between exile, memory and mobilization

Paris has long been one of the European cities where the Congolese diaspora gathers, debates and mobilizes.

For some activists, arriving in France is first a search for protection. But the Parisian space quickly becomes a place of speech as well.

Association meetings, online shows, demonstrations in front of institutions and community gatherings maintain a strong political link with the DRC.

This mobilization from afar is sometimes criticized, but it plays an important role in the circulation of information and the preservation of activist memory.

Paris thus becomes a territory of exile, but also an extension of Congolese public debate.