Member of the Academie des sciences morales et politiques (France's ethics and political sciences academy) and French prelate of the Catholic Church Luc Ravel speaks with fellow academicians ahead of the official entry ceremony of Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Member of the Academie des sciences morales et politiques (France's ethics and political sciences academy) Xavier Darcos (C) looks on flanked by fellow members Louis Vogel (L), Francois D'orcival (2nd R) and Jean-David Levitte (R) during the official entry ceremony of Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, speaks with fellow academicians in the Academy's library ahead of his official entry ceremony as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Member of the Academie des sciences morales et politiques (France's ethics and political sciences academy) Francois D'orcival attends the official entry ceremony of Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Member of the Academie des sciences morales et politiques (France's ethics and political sciences academy) Xavier Darcos looks on during the official entry ceremony of Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, poses ahead of his official entry ceremony as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

French lawyer Francis Szpiner arrives to attend the official entry ceremony of Congolese Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, human rights activist and gynaecologist, Denis Mukwege, as member of the Academie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (French Academy of ethics and political sciences), part of the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)

A French Republican Guard stands guard outside the Institut de France (France's prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy) at the Institut de France in Paris, on December 1, 2025. (Photo by Ian LANGSDON / AFP via Getty Images)