Joseph married long-time girlfriend Olive Lembe di Sita in 2006 As Kabila is Anglican and his wife, Olive Lembe di Sita is Catholic,

Joseph became the world’s first head of government born in the 1970s

His young age was due to the assassination of his father, Laurent-Désiré Kabila on January 26, 2001. At 30, he remained the youngest leader in the world until Roosevelt Skerrit became the Prime Minister of Dominica three years later.

Kabila is considered to be shy by many Congolese Joseph often tries to keep a lower profile than other politicians in the country. Many of his constituents believe he shies away from public speaking. His aides insist he is just reserved, — a result of his Swahili upbringing. –

Joseph married long-time girlfriend Olive Lembe di Sita in 2006 As Kabila is Anglican and his wife, Olive Lembe di Sita is Catholic, the wedding ceremonies were ecumenical and officiated by members of both religions. The couple has a daughter together — Sifa, born in 2001 — and a son, Laurent-Desire. Both children are named after Joseph’s parents.

Kabila is a big motorcross fan On the weekends, the president often heads to his farm just on the outskirts of Kinshasa, where he is an avid motorcross rider. –

His close circle of advisors are known as ‘the Kabila boys’ Since the civil war came to an end, the Kabila boys have been implicated in numerous shady dealings involving the abuse of natural resource mining and war profiteering. Kabila himself has managed to remain separate from many of these scandals, but few believe he had no involvement.