“I would work on every communiqué with satanic magic before the people heard it, so that they would be bewitched.”

These words are not from a work of fiction. They were written by Dominique Sakombi Inongo, the man who was the official voice of Mobutu Sese Seko’s regime for twenty years. In this exclusive investigation, we delve into the hidden side of Zaire: a state where politics and the occult were inseparable.

Why did Marshal Mobutu never make a decision without consulting the unseen world? How were marabouts tasked with protecting the country’s borders during the Shaba War? And what is the link between the fall of the regime and the explosion of witchcraft accusations in Kinshasa?

We lift the veil on the three pillars of the occult state, from radio rituals to the secrets of the Intercontinental Hotel, drawing on historical documents and firsthand accounts from those who served at the heart of power.

What you will discover in this video:

Sakombi Inongo's confessions: How state propaganda was mystically "crafted."
The monopoly on fetishes: Why Mobutu confiscated ritual objects from across the country to create his "National Collection."
The diplomacy of the invisible: The role of foreign marabouts housed at the Republic's expense.
The invisible legacy: The dramatic social consequences of the instrumentalization of occultism after 1997.
📚 Sources and archives used:

Emmanuel Dungia's (former secret service agent) Zairian Mafia.

Confessions of Dominique Sakombi Inongo.

Anthropological analyses by Filip De Boeck and Leiden University (African Political Review).
Smithsonian Institution archives on leopard imagery.

💬 Tell us in the comments: Which of these revelations surprised you the most? Were you familiar with the history of Zaire's "National Collection"?

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