Below are a few critical stories from this week’s news in the Democratic Republic of Congo:

• Félix Tshisekedi’s former security chief, François Beya, arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup d’état. Others suspect he may simply have been too close to former President Joseph Kabila. He is being replaced by an ally of the current president.
  • RDC : François Beya remplacé par un proche de Tshisekedi (Jeune Afrique)
  • Malaise en RDC après l’arrestation d’un haut conseiller chargé de la sécurité (Actualité.cd)
• Two National Deputies who have voiced opposition to the État de Siège in Ituri and North Kivu were also arrested this week. Josué Mufula was later released.
  • Nord-Kivu : le député Jean-Pierre Ngahangodi transféré à la prison de Munzenze (Radio Okapi)
  • Goma : le député Josué Mufula interpellé et jugé en flagrance (Radio Okapi)
• International Court of Justice rules in favor of DR Congo, orders Uganda to pay 325 million for crimes committed during the second Congo War.
  • ICJ Orders Uganda to Pay $325 Million to DR Congo (Voice of America)
  • Uganda rejects ICJ’s $325m award to DRC, says they are already working together (The Africa Report)
• The EAC Council has approved DRC’s entry into the East African Community. East African Heads of State will now vote whether or not to formally grant DRC’s admission during their next meeting.
  • EAC Council approves DRC admission (The East African)
• ADF rebels faced setbacks as the joint UPDF-FARDC offensive killed 23 militants and captured a key airfield.
  • Ituri : 23 rebelles ADF tués à Mambasa par la coalition UPDF-FARDC (Radio Okapi)
  • Uganda, Congo soldiers capture ADF airfield (The East African)