1. Court dissolves Kabila’s PPRD

The Council of State has ordered the dissolution of Joseph Kabila’s former ruling party, moving beyond its earlier administrative suspension. The PPRD rejects the ruling. Kabila now heads the armed Front pour la refondation de la nation.

2. Referendum vote sharpens dispute over national dialogue

The Senate readopted the referendum law with 78 votes in favor after opposition senators left the sitting. Some warned that proceeding without broader agreement could undermine a national dialogue. Tshisekedi says a dialogue committee will be named soon but rules out participants he considers aligned with Rwanda unless they break those ties.

3. Ebola response loses staff and a planned treatment center

Assailants burned part of an Ebola treatment center in Bafwasende before it opened. Supporting doctors had left the area after a nurse’s killing, and two other doctors died of Ebola in Ituri and North Kivu. An investigation also documented unpaid response workers and unreliable payroll lists.

4. DRC leaves financial gray list

The Financial Action Task Force removed the DRC from its gray list on October 30 after four years of enhanced monitoring. The decision followed reforms to safeguards against money laundering and terrorist financing and an assessment of their implementation.

5. Government-aligned forces claim gains in Masisi

FARDC-backed forces say they retook two FRN-held hill positions near Kazinga on Saturday. Fighting also continued in neighboring Walikale before a precarious lull, while FRN road closures restricted trade and drove up prices in some communities.