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Guylain Gustave Moke MunscheMvula
Guylain Gustave Moke MunscheMvula, also known ‘’Gustave Moke’’ (born January, 19, 1976) is a Congolese born independent Journalist[1], Writer[2], Political Analyst[3], International Affairs blogger[4] and Author of : The Political Game of the weakest Link[5] ( Editions Nexus: 2007) and The World New Order of Apartheid: Africa[6] ( Editions Xlibris 2009). Former Political editor of the Congolese Newspaper ‘’La Cloche’’[7] and member of the ‘’Congolese Journalists Association (1999)[8].

He is the first Congolese born Journalist to have written more than 5, 000 articles[9] with different media outlets: Allafrica.com, FT, FP, Le Potentiel, La Cloche, La Reference Plus, Le Figaro & Africatime.com. He has also written 4 unsuccessful books[10].

Life and Education

The son of underachieved Congolese Politician André Moke Mingoy, Gustave Moke was born in Kinshasa in 1976[11]. He attended ‘’Saint Gabriél’’ Elementary School[12] and ‘’Saint Pierre’’ Secondary School[13], in Kinshasa. He received a B.A in ‘’Linguistics and Philosophy from the ‘’Faculté Catholique de Kinshasa’’ (Catholics University in Kinshasa)[14].

Career

He started his journalism career in 1999 with the ‘’AZAP’’ (Zaire News Agency)[15], which is today ‘’ACP’’[16] (L’Agence Congolaise de Presse). In same year he joined ‘’La Cloche’’[17] Newspaper as political editor.

In 2001, Gustave Moke uncovered the case of the assassination of Laurent-Désiré Kabila[18], former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from May 17, 1997 to January 16, 2001 in a series of reports. He was reportedly detained [19]for some of the revelations he published and disappeared.

After while, he reappeared with more revelations of the former Congolese President, Laurent Désiré Kabila’s assassination[20] and the former President’s son, Joseph Kabila, the current President, corruption and nationality[21], through ‘’proxies writers’’[22]. It is believed that Gustave Moke, was the source behind the revelations published by his mentor,Franck Ngyke[23],former political editor of the Congolese Newspaper ‘’La Reference Plus’’, which led to his assassinations in 2006.

From exile, he published revelations, casting doubts over the President of Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila[24], nationality and exposing the rampant corruption system in Dr-Congo, during the country 2011 presidential election, through his blogs: Guylainmokeworpress.com and Gustavemoke.blogspot.com and through the Congolese Opposition sites: dc-kin.net; democratiechretienne.org and diomindongala.wordpress.com. Gustave Moke is one of the most vocal critics of Joseph Kabila’s regime[24].

References:

http://perspective.usherbrooke.ca/bilan/servlet/BMAnalyse?codeAnalyse=1602 http://www.ingeta.com/le-regime-de-j-kabila-mal-laise-face-a-la-pression-des-combattants/ http://grandkasai.canalblog.com/archives/2011/12/02/22863996.html http://www.info-libye.com/article-20-octobre-la-mort-de-mouammar-kadhafi-mythe-ou-realite-86965861.html http://printempsarabe.blog.lemonde.fr/2011/05/23/au-maroc-les-jeunes-du-20-fevrier-restent-mobilises/ http://democratiechretienne.org/2011/11/25/rdcpresidentielle-kabila-humilie-a-matadi-sa-campagne-a-battu-de-lair/ http://infoscongo.com-50 years after the independence the DRC is still searching for a free and prosperous press.

Articles

http://guylainmoke.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/congo-rdcphenomene-combattants-le-regime-de-j-kabila-mal-laise-face-a-la-pression-des-combattants/ http://guylainmoke.wordpress.com/2011/11/27/congo-rdcfin-de-campagne-joseph-kabila-lapide-hier-a-kinshasa-le-peuple-kinois-seleve-contre-lui/ http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/dr-congo-failures-success-end-of-m23.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/congo-drc-presidential-un-accuses.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/dr-congo-joseph-kabilas-address-to-un.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/dr-congo-uns-ultimatum-to-m23-adf-rebels.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/dr-congo-obamas-waiver-child-soldier-ban.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/dr-congo-kinshasa-m23re-starting-peace.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/dr-congo-should-un-use-drones-to-take.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/dr-congo-stalematethe-farcical-m23.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/dr-congo-fall-of-goma-why-rwanda-backed.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/drc-congo-why-backroom-kampala-deal-is.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/africa-drcdr-congo-must-publish-deals.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/congodrc-un-new-report-conflict-and.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/congo-drcpresidential-joseph-kabila.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/congo-drc-minerals-smuggling-un-new.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/drc-congo-dan-gertler-and-joseph-kabila.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/drc-m23s-split-joseph-kabila-when.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/rwanda-rwanda-support-to-m23-eu.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/uganda-lra-un-condemns-lra-human-rights.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/africacorruption-when-west-corrupts.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/drc-congo-eastern-conflict-m23-and.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/drc-congo-eastern-conflict-m23-and.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/congordcun-says-150-women-raped-in-drc.html http://gustavemoke.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/tunisia-political-paralysis.html