Category: The 5 Things to Know Today
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 23 September 2026
1. FARDC and Wazalendo report tactical gains in Masisi FARDC and Wazalendo forces reported recapturing seven positions from AFC/M23 along the Ngungu axis and in the Katoyi sector. Fighting continued around Mitimingi, Miano and Remeka as AFC/M23 launched counterattacks. The reported gains favor government-aligned forces tactically, but the field situation remains contested. 2. Judicial inquiry…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 22 September 2026
1. Amnesty documents alleged abuses at AFC/M23-controlled mines Amnesty International documented alleged executions, torture, arbitrary detention, forced labor and forced recruitment at the Rubaya coltan mines in North Kivu and the Lomera gold mine in South Kivu. It recorded the alleged deaths of 18 miners and said minerals were transported illegally to Rwanda with the…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 21 September 2026
1. Mutamba receives a second embezzlement conviction Former justice minister Constant Mutamba was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor for embezzlement involving reparations intended for victims of the 2000 fighting between Rwandan and Ugandan forces in Kisangani. The former presidential candidate, who had presented himself as an anti-corruption reformer, received a separate three-year sentence…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 18 September 2026
1. Truck crash kills at least 33 in Haut-Katanga A truck carrying passengers and goods plunged into the Mukana River in Mitwaba territory. The provincial transport minister reported 33 deaths and about 20 injuries; a witness said 41 bodies had been counted. The toll remains provisional. 2. Eleven Ebola deaths reported in one Lubero health…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 17 September 2026
1. Referendum law returns to Parliament At President Félix Tshisekedi’s request, the National Assembly plans to reconsider the law governing how referendums are organized. The UDPS has called marches for September 22 in support of that law and the proposed national dialogue. An opposition party says security aide Manassé Lomboto died after being injured during…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 16 September 2026
1. Police disrupt C64 demonstrations across multiple cities Police dispersed or blocked opposition demonstrations in Kinshasa and several provincial capitals. Tear gas, arrests and injuries were reported, while the National Human Rights Commission said nearly 70 people were arrested in Haut-Katanga. No consolidated national arrest or injury count was available. 2. Government submits a smaller…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 15 September 2026
1. Kinshasa reroutes today’s opposition demonstration Kinshasa authorities say they reached a compromise with the opposition to move today’s demonstration away from the Palais du Peuple. The sit-in will instead end near the electoral commission’s headquarters. Restrictions remain in Kisangani, Kananga and Lubumbashi, while C64 has said it will proceed in cities where authorities have…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 14 September 2026
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.…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 11 September 2026
1. Bukavu school fire kills at least 24 children A fire swept through the Ujamaa and Furaha primary schools and nearby homes in Bukavu’s Cimpunda area. Children died during the attempt to escape; preliminary ow place the death toll at 24 to 26 students, with provincial authorities reporting 26 deaths and AFC/M23 reporting 24, with…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 10 September 2026
1. $120 million collective-reparations phase begins The government launched a $120 million first phase of collective reparations for communities affected by Uganda’s military activities in the DRC during the Second Congo War. Ituri, Tshopo, Haut-Uélé and Bas-Uélé are each due $30 million for community projects; individual compensation will follow after victim records are audited and…
