Murder in Kinshasa is a 2011 Al Jazeera investigative film suggesting that Congolese president Laurent-Désiré Kabila was assassinated in 2001 through the efforts of the Rwandan government, with the backing of the United States.
[5] Journalists Zajtman and Rabaud began an investigation into Kabila's assassination after Congo and Rwanda signed a peace agreement in 2009.
[4][5] A former justice minister in Congo told RFI in 2012 that Rwandan government involvement in Kabila's murder was "absolutely clear".
[7] Political scientist Filip Reyntjens has written that Rwandan intelligence officers confirmed the government's role in organizing the assassination.
[1] Murder in Kinshasa presents evidence suggesting that the United States consulate in the Congo was at least aware of the plot to kill Kabila.