Mr.Joseph Kabila has henceforth become Doctor Joseph Kabila after successfully completing his doctorate studies from Johannesburg University in South Africa.
In July, the former DRC president Joseph defended his PhD thesis in Political Science and International Relations.
From details, the Theme of his thesis was; Reflecting on Leadership Development in a post-conflict country case of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In 2019, Kabila handed over power to current President Felix Tshisekedi in the country’s first peaceful transfer of power since independence in 1960.
While defending his Doctorate thesis early in July, Kabila said that his greatest achievement was successfully unifying DRC after emerging from a cycle of war.
Kabila came to power in January 26, 2001 after his father Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated.
Kabila born on June 4, 1971, was largely raised and educated in Tanzania. He had his early primary school education in a school organized by his father’s rebel forces, before moving to Tanzania where he completed primary and secondary.
Following high school, Kabila followed a military curriculum in Tanzania, then at Makerere University in Uganda.