Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, 42, is a Congolese political scientist and politician and DR Congo Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie. Her public stand has been the highlight of her achievements for over one year, since she took over the office. She has been at the diplomatic frontline dealing with the invasion of the DR Congo by the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), under the cover of March 23 Movement (M23). Hence AfroAmerica Network has included Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner on the list of Most influential Black Persons as of 2025 (see AfroAmerica Network Most Influential Black Persons as of 2025)
With an outstanding diplomatic approach and very savvy analyses of the situation, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner has been able to effectively, with sharpness and knowledgeable approaches, lead the DR Congo diplomacy and convince the world superpowers and international organizations about the evil objectives behind the invasion of the DR Congo by RDF, under the cover of M23 rebels. The invasion has been marked by widespread human tragedy and war crimes including systematic widespread massacres of civilians, children, women, elderly people (see: DR Congo - Rwanda - Uganda: DRC Balkanization Plan In Progress; Is The World Ready for a Nightmare Similar to the 1990-1994 Rwandan Tragedy?).
Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner was born in 1983 in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo, then known as Zaire, from a Congolese mother and a German father. With academic degrees from Harvard Kennedy School, Fordham University, Global Campus of Human Rights and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, she has expertise in political science.
She has experience in development cooperation, humanitarian organizations, and peacekeeping missions, having worked for the United Nations, Oxfam, and German International Development Cooperation Agency (GIZ). She also knows the political and social dynamics in Rwanda very well as at some time during her career, she was based in Kigali, Rwanda.
In May 2024, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the DR Congo and took office on June 13, 2024.
With her experience working for international organizations in Rwanda and Eastern Congo, she has unique knowledge about the political dynamics in Rwanda and Eastern DR Congo, including the actors, their interests, and their strategies and actions.
Hense she has been many miles ahead on the ongoing security and humanitarian situation in the Eastern DR Congo.
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Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner: Unwavering Commitment to Peace in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Her intervention at the United Nations Security Councils meeting on the situation in Eastern DR Congo have been outstanding. The focus of her intervention has been consistently on the need for “concrete action" and the fact that “What really this means is to have the evidence that this is not a cosmetic fix.”
Her interventions have been heard. The governments of the US, EU, UK, and other countries have made steps imposing sanctions or taking other measures in preparation for specific sanctions against individuals or entities.(see UN - USA - Rwanda-DR Congo: UN Security Council Condemns the Invasion of DR Congo by Rwanda, Fueling Political Dynamics in Rwanda).
With the diplomatic performance of Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the eyes are now on the upcoming sanctions by world powers and institutions against Rwandan government and military leaders and entities connected to the human tragedies and the looting of mineral in the DR Congo.
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