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The 5 Things to Know Today – 30 August 2026
1. Seven civilians reported killed in another suspected ADF attack in Mambasa At least seven civilians were reported killed early Saturday in Amani, more than 30 kilometers west of Biakato, in an attack attributed locally to the ADF. Around 20 houses were reportedly burned and several people remained missing; the figures are provisional. 2. Ebola…
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Daily Brief – 30 August 2026
Bottom Line Renewed suspected ADF attacks in Mambasa and the continued spread of Ebola are the most immediate developments in today’s Brief. Elsewhere, opposition parties remain at odds with Tshisekedi over the terms of a proposed national dialogue, while competing union positions leave some uncertainty over the September 1 school reopening. Politics Opposition resistance continues…
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The 5 Things to Know Today – 29 August 2026
1. Tshisekedi’s national dialogue faces immediate opposition The C64 opposition coalition rejected President Félix Tshisekedi’s proposed national dialogue and called a national march for 15 September. The dispute is emerging as an early test of whether the initiative can attract meaningful participation beyond actors already aligned with the government. 2. Fighting continues on multiple AFC/M23…
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Daily Brief – 29 August 2026
Bottom Line President Félix Tshisekedi’s proposed national dialogue dominated the political agenda, but the initiative immediately exposed the depth of the political divide: the C64 opposition coalition rejected the process and announced a September protest, while figures including Vital Kamerhe and elements of civil society backed engagement. In the east, meanwhile, fighting continued on multiple…
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DRC Weekly News Bulletin- February 23, 2024
Summary Significant fighting continued throughout the week in North Kivu between the M23/RDF and the DRC government coalition. The attack over the weekend on the Goma Airport by a presumed Rwandan drone, along with the deployment of a mobile surface-to-air missile system on Congolese territory by the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and Rwanda’s change in…
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Weekly News Summary: February 20-26, 2022
It was a relatively quiet week in the news for the DRC, despite plenty of developments in world news. Speaking of developments in world news, the planned visit to the country by UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres to the DRC was substituted at the last minute by a visit from the Assistant Secretary General Jean-Pierre…
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Weekly News Summary: February 13-19
The Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) announced that it needs 640 million USD in order to successfully execute its mission to hold elections in 2023. The Observatoire de la Dépense Publique, a civil society organization, cast doubts on this figure and pointed to the recent purchasing of a large number of new Toyota Landcruisers for members…
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Weekly News Summary: February 6-12
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…
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Weekly News Summary: January 30-February 5
Below are the five most important stories from this week’s news coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo. High tension powerline collapses in Kinshasa’s Matadi Kabila Market, killing 26 people Dozens killed in DR Congo market by high-voltage cable (Al-Jazeera – English) RDC: une vingtaine de morts dans la chute d’un câble haute tension sur…
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