Three highlights marked the ceremony that took place in a room that was filled to capacity. Everything started with the presentation of the author by Professor Kisangani Endanda from the University of Kinshasa (Unikin) who outlined the author's journey from neighborhood leader, to the mayor of the cities of Beni and Butembo, and up to the central government, passing through the position of governor of the North-Kivu for over ten years.
Subsequently, a video was shown in the room, overviewing the career of Julien Paluku, territorial executive, then member of the central government and scientific expert in conflict management.
The video presentation was followed by a speech from the author of the preface, Dr. Vital Kamerhe, who gave a brief overview of the history of the DRC, in order to situate the audience in the context in which these UN resolutions were adopted.
The most notable part was undoubtedly the presentation of the work by Professor Emile Bongeli, who managed to captivate the audience's attention with his sense of humor.
The 800-page work is divided into three volumes: from 1960 to 2006, a period characterized by secessions, chaos, dictatorship, and armed insurgency.
The 2nd volume focuses on the period from 2007 to 2018, marked by the first democratic elections up to the first transition of power and finally the 3rd volume, which covers the first democratic succession at the head of the state, the FCC-CACH break, the resurgence of the M23.
The author has listed 156 resolutions adopted for the DRC by the UN. Wondering why, despite all these resolutions, the DRC is far from achieving peace, the author noted that while one can blame the UN, the DRC also shares responsibility for not having benefited from these resolutions.
Théodore Ngangu