Young activist in front of a “Minerais de sang” (blood minerals) sign in Brussels Kanyaruchinya camp for people displaced by war, on the outskirts of Goma, 2024. Protest signs laid on the ground Diggers in an artisanal wolframite and cassiterite mine shaft in Kailo (Maniema), 2007. A displaced woman and her baby in Mugunga camp, near Goma (North Kivu), 2012. Kashaka and Shabindu camp for people displaced by war, in Goma, 2024.
Ligue des Patriotes Congolais de la Diaspora

Uniting Congolese people around a common ideal “Never betray the Congo”

Present in eight countries, the LPCD puts the expertise, collective intelligence and patriotism of the diaspora at the service of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

DRC flags raised during a march
8countries where we are established
never betray the Congo
About Us

the flagship umbrella organization of Congolese people abroad, the LPCD turns the diaspora into a force serving the Republic.

In the face of historic challenges threatening the integrity of our territory and the unity of our people, the time for passivity is over. The League brings together Congolese patriots abroad in an unwavering, peaceful, republican commitment: countering disinformation, breaking international indifference, supporting families affected by war and making the diaspora heard in the country’s major reforms.

Born from the mobilization of the diaspora against the war in eastern DRC, the League is a non-partisan movement loyal to the Republic. It welcomes every Congolese patriot, whatever their province, origin, religion or political sensitivity.

Our values

  • Patriotism & loyalty
  • Republican unity
  • Non-violence
  • Transparency

TV report: the Congolese Patriots League ready to take partReport: Guylain Luzamba · Editing: Rachidi Mikiemo

Brussels, 28 August 2026
Inclusive national dialogue

the diaspora is ready to take its full place

At the Press Club Brussels Europe, the LPCD firmly backed the National Dialogue announced by the Head of State. Ready to appoint its delegates to the preparatory and technical committees, the League also set out its red lines:

  • No “Sun City bis”: the nation’s future is not negotiated with those who bear arms
  • No amnesty, general or disguised, for war criminals
  • Rigorous transitional justice for the victims
  • State authority restored over every square inch of the territory
  • The diaspora fully involved in the major institutional reforms

We will no longer accept being mere spectators of our own history.

LPCD declaration, Brussels
Learn more The declaration was also covered by the newspaper Africa News (no. 2726, 31 August 2026).
Where we are

from Kinshasa to Ottawa, one diaspora

Our coordinations are firmly established in Europe and North America. Each one connects the patriots of its country to the League and to the Congo.

8countries
2continents
6languages on this site

Hover over a country to follow its link with the Congo.

the reality on the ground

the reality in the DRC

Behind the numbers, millions of lives. These photos, taken by humanitarian photographers and by people living in the east of the country, show what families driven out by war and artisanal miners go through.

People displaced by war

The mines

Freely licensed photos (Wikimedia Commons). See authors and licences

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Events

upcoming events

Dates are announced to members and on our social networks. Contact us to receive invitations.

Upcoming events
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Rally

Peaceful rally for the sovereignty of the DRC

A gathering of all Benelux chapters to denounce aggression and occupation in eastern Congo.

Brussels Learn more
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Training

Media literacy workshop

How to recognize and counter disinformation about the DRC on social networks.

Paris Learn more