Telema means “Stand Up” in the Lingala. #Telema, a global Congolese movement, commenced in the wake of the January 19, 2015, uprising in the Congo and is a movement that is currently spreading not only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) but throughout the Diaspora as well. #Telema is a youth headed movement that aims to “support, develop and sustain a popular movement in the Congo for peace, justice and human dignity”.
Democratic Republic of Congo protesters block a street in Kinshasa, on January 19, 2015, as they protest against moves to allow President Joseph Kabila to extend his hold on power. Three people, one police officer and two looters, were killed in the clashes between police and thousands of people protesting, a government source said. The protesters had been called into the streets by opposition leaders outraged by proposed electoral legislation that would delay presidential and parliamentary polls beyond late 2016, when Kabila is meant to step down. AFP PHOTO/ PAPY MULONGOPAPY MULONGO/AFP/Getty Images
