Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has earned a Master's degree as he utilises his break from active politics to pursue higher education.
The ex-Head of State got the certification from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa after he successfully defended his thesis. A statement from the institution confirmed that the former DRC President is now a a post-graduate alumnus.
“Yes, he (Kabila) has finished his Master's degree," said Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor of the university.
The confirmation puts an end to speculation in the DRC after Néhémie Mwilanya, Kabila's former chief of staff, the former Head of State was defending "a doctoral thesis".
After verification, it turned out to be a Master's degree in political science on leadership in the DRC.
"The fact remains that Joseph Kabila has just successfully completed a Master's programme in Political Science and International Relations, attained through distance learning, over the past 4 years, under the supervision of Prof Chris Landsberg", corrected Mr Mwilanya as he walked back on his earlier announcement
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