1. Ebola reaches a seventh province despite declining national-level transmission

Sud-Ubangi has become the seventh province affected by the outbreak, with one confirmed patient dying in the Gbulu health zone. Four students at two Bunia schools have also tested positive, including one who died, and three cases were confirmed at the Plaine Savo displacement camp. The government nevertheless says national transmission is declining and ten of the 61 health zones covered by the response have gone at least 21 days without a new case.

2. Opposition demonstrations face bans and arrests

The Coalition Article 64 is maintaining demonstrations against proposed constitutional changes on September 15 despite restrictions in Lubumbashi, Kananga and Kalemie. Four coalition members have been detained in Kindu, and the National Human Rights Commission has urged authorities to prevent violence rather than repress demonstrators. The National Assembly will open its September session at 1 p.m. the same day.

3. Fighting continues around Masisi and Walikale

FARDC and AFC/M23 forces continued fighting near Bitoy and Mahanga in Masisi and at several locations in Walikale. The government says FARDC retook Pinga and Rutoboko, while separate battlefield reporting says AFC/M23 regained Minjenje. The competing territorial-control claims have not been independently verified.

4. Tshisekedi creates a national-dialogue organizing committee

President Félix Tshisekedi has signed an ordinance creating the organizing committee for the national dialogue. The committee is to conduct provincial consultations and report to the president before a second ordinance formally convenes the process. Disagreements over participation remain unresolved.

5. Cabinet adopts a CDF 57.5 trillion draft budget

The government has adopted a CDF 57.5 trillion, or approximately $24.8 billion, draft budget for 2027—12 percent above the revised 2026 budget. It projects approximately $17.5 billion in domestic revenue and proposes extending free basic education to grades seven and eight. Parliamentary approval is still required.