By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jeune Afrique
Aubin Minaku, a senior figure in Joseph Kabila’s People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), who was arrested in January, has been placed under house arrest in Kinshasa. According to Jeune Afrique, the judicial decision comes amid an open crisis between the Congolese authorities and Joseph Kabila.
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The Council of State dissolves the PPRD, while supporters of Joseph Kabila reaffirm their commitment and party officials leave the party.
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9 NovFARDC general close to Kabila arrested in CongoGeneral François Kamanzi, an officer in the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was reportedly detained on 8 November in northern Republic of the Congo while on the run. Kinshasa authorities suspect him of having worked for Joseph Kabila, according to Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Les Echos du Congo-Brazzaville ·
According to Jeune Afrique, Emmanuel Macron reportedly proposed that Félix Tshisekedi postpone the election of the OIF secretary general by one or two years and keep Louise Mushikiwabo in her post, an offer the Congolese president reportedly rejected. The magazine reports that Kinshasa threatens to leave the organisation if the Rwandan is re-elected for a third term, a withdrawal that would deprive the Francophonie of more than 100 million speakers.
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The C64 platform and representatives of Congolese civil society reject any armed bid by Joseph Kabila, associated with the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, to retake power. They do not rule out his participation in an inclusive national dialogue, but call on him to demonstrate his popularity through democratic means, amid persistent violence in eastern DR Congo, according to Le Potentiel.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Le Potentiel ·
The anti-government armed group FRN, formerly M23, has launched an offensive and advanced several dozen kilometres in eastern DR Congo, according to local and security sources cited by AFP. The advance comes after several months of front-line stabilisation under a peace agreement.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: SeneNews ·
Ebola: 31 pupils dead in at least 44 schools in North Kivu, DR CongoAt least 44 schools in North Kivu have been affected by Ebola, with around 50 children testing positive, of whom 31 have died and 10 have recovered, according to Moctar Hann, head of the UNICEF office in the province. About 600 of nearly 2,500 schools in the affected area have received prevention kits, according to Norbert Bisimwa, head of the North Kivu II education province.
Nilda da Mata promises impartial presidency of São Tomé and Príncipe’s parliamentElected unanimously as President of the National Assembly, Nilda da Mata, a former Minister of the Environment, promised an impartial and unifying presidency. She pledged to respect the separation of powers and defended harmony between the organs of sovereignty as a constitutional imperative, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos.The week in Africa
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