Jacquemain Shabani announced a ban on political parties in the DRC, supported by the Interior Ministry.

The entities involved

• Jacquemain Shabani →

  Congolese politician (DRC)

  Nothing else this week.

• Kinshasa →

  capital and the largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo having the status of a province

  • UN Human Rights Office based in Geneva comments on DRC violence, while protesters gather in the capital against constitutional changes.Fri 20:32
  • Executive director visited Kinshasa to meet with officials, urging them to improve governance amidst a current crackdown that echoes past administrations.Fri 16:56
• Joseph Kabila →

  President of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019

  • Joseph Kabila launched an anti-government political front in the DRC, with Corneille Nangaa serving as vice president.Sun 07:53
  • DRC government forces aim to recapture Bukavu and Goma, while Tshisekedi attacks Kabila over foreign exploitation.Sat 06:05

Related events

• Kabila compared the current regime to Mobutu's dictatorship and addressed the reinstatement of the death penalty in Kinshasa.Fri 16:56