1. Ebola deaths pass 4,000 as transmission declines unevenly

The national Ebola death toll has passed 4,000. The government reports fewer new infections, but six cases have emerged in AFC/M23-controlled parts of Lubero, including four patients identified after death. MSF says Ervebo vaccination does not replace infection-prevention measures against the Bundibugyo strain.

2. Twenty-seven Republican Guard soldiers sentenced to death

An Uvira military court convicted 91 members of the Republican Guard’s 21st Simba Battalion over the defense of positions above the city in August. Twenty-seven received death sentences, 64 received prison terms and 21 defendants were acquitted. The government lifted the execution moratorium in March 2024; Amnesty International counted at least 484 death sentences in 2024 and 2025 but has recorded no execution in the DRC since 2003.

3. Shadary and Minaku questioned over alleged threats to state security

Former PPRD leaders Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary and Aubin Minaku were questioned by military prosecutors after more than 200 days in detention. Shadary was Joseph Kabila’s chosen presidential candidate in the disputed 2018 election, after which Félix Tshisekedi governed in coalition with Kabila’s parliamentary majority until their alliance broke down in 2020. Authorities have not publicly detailed the alleged acts underlying the investigation.

4. FARDC and Wazalendo report retaking Remeka

Government-aligned forces reported retaking Remeka and three neighboring localities in Masisi on October 3. Remeka had returned to AFC/M23 control on September 25 and has changed hands repeatedly. The recapture is a tactical gain on the Ufamandu front; AFC/M23 still controls Goma, Bukavu and large parts of North Kivu, while the main northern fighting remains concentrated in Masisi and Walikale.

5. SNEL proposes a floating plant as Kinshasa’s power supply falls

SNEL says electricity available to Kinshasa has fallen from about 700 megawatts to 390–450 megawatts, roughly one-third of the 1,200 megawatts it estimates the capital needs to end routine load shedding. The utility is negotiating for a 134-megawatt ship-mounted power station at Matadi, which would increase the city’s present supply by about 30 percent.