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Voluntary vaccination against Ebola, caused by the Bundibugyo strain, has begun in Beni to protect healthcare workers and frontline responders. The programme also covers surveillance, laboratory and safe-burial teams, alongside screening and care, according to coordinator Steven Ahuka.
Source: Actualité.cd
The Pélagie Muhigirwa Foundation, led by lawyer Caddy Adzuba, highlights the daily difficulties faced by rural women in South Kivu and their contribution to food security. This focus comes on the occasion of International Rural Women's Day, celebrated every 15 October, reports Lecourrierdebukavu.
Source: Lecourrierdebukavu
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has banned presidential staff from any contact with the Belgian embassy, following searches targeting associates of the head of state. The decision marks a new escalation in tensions between Kinshasa and Brussels and prompted an immediate reaction from the Belgian government, RFI reports.
Source: RFI
National MP Arsène Mwaka, elected in Beni, called on the Congolese population to support initiatives aimed at defeating the rebellion and restoring security. He also urged former president Joseph Kabila to contribute to peace and asked the international community to condemn his position, according to MediaCongo.
Source: Mediacongo
Constantin Grund, representative of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, believes Joseph Kabila is relying on the AFC/M23 to try to return to politics after launching the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation. He says the initiative rules out any prospect of dialogue with Félix Tshisekedi’s government and serves Rwanda’s interests, but a rebel march on Kinshasa remains unlikely.
Source: Mediacongo
Congolese Transport Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba told the Senate that the sector is marked by ageing infrastructure, inadequate maintenance and deficient safety equipment. He also cited high logistics costs and the limited use of river and rail networks, Actualité.cd reports.
Source: Actualité.cd
Congolese Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner opposes the proposed Formula 1 Grand Prix in Rwanda and is seeking guarantees about the source of its funding. Kinshasa instead backs South Africa’s bid to host Formula 1’s return to Africa, according to Africatopsports.
Source: Africatopsports
Congolese opposition figure Franck Diongo defended Joseph Kabila’s decision to lead the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, an armed movement. During a debate on 15 October, Diongo invoked Article 64 of the Constitution and attributed the resort to arms to Félix Tshisekedi’s refusal to engage in dialogue, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Moïse Nyarugabo, a senior figure in the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), says parties close to Joseph Kabila have disassociated themselves out of fear of reprisals by Félix Tshisekedi’s government. He says the movement has not committed any political group and refers to arbitrary arrests and detentions, according to Kivumorningpost.
Source: Kivumorningpost
Lambert Mende, a former spokesperson for Joseph Kabila and a senior figure in the Sacred Union, said accusations that the former Congolese president colluded with Rwanda were not unfounded. He made the remarks in a debate with Franck Diongo after Joseph Kabila took the lead of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation, according to Actualité.cd.
Source: Actualité.cd
Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office has searched several residences linked to members of Félix Tshisekedi’s family, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Brussels and its surroundings. The DESC/RDC platform accuses people close to the president of illegally appropriating mines in Katanga province.
Source: France 24
The six countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (Cemac) have harmonised their Ebola prevention plans, as the disease has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo since May. The decision was taken at the end of a meeting held in Brazzaville until Thursday 15 October, reports RFI.
Source: RFI
The Tshopo Coordination of Civil Society Forces Vives has urged Congolese people to remain vigilant in the face of the National Resurrection Front, a politico-military platform announced around Joseph Kabila. In a statement published on 15 October 2026 in Kisangani, it called, among other things, for suspicious movements to be reported, according to Kis24.
Source: Kis24
Tshopo Governor Paulin Lendongolia Lebabonga brought tools, seeds and sacks of rice to the Higher Institute of Agronomic Studies in Bengamisa, in Banalia Territory. The aid accompanied a visit to assess the institution’s infrastructure and needs ahead of its revival, reports Kis24.
Source: Kis24
Congolese Public Health Minister Roger Kamba has barred unaccredited organisations from operating on the ground in the response to the 17th Ebola outbreak. Of 97 organisations involved, 25 have received accreditation; the outbreak declared in Ituri has spread to seven provinces, while questions have been raised about the traceability of more than $700 million allocated to the response, according to the minister and Africa CDC.
Source: Mediacongo
Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo has ordered a ban on the activities of 13 political parties across the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The measure targets, among others, the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila and is to be enforced by governors, according to an official message from the ministry.
Source: Mediacongo
Africa CDC says international donors paid nearly $962 million directly to organisations involved in the Ebola response in DR Congo, rather than to the Congolese government. At a meeting to share financial data, only 30% of the organisations concerned took part and reported receiving about $220 million, of which $120 million had already been spent, according to Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya.
Source: Actualité.cd
Two Ebola cases have been confirmed in Nord-Ubangi, bringing to eight the number of provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the outbreak. The Bundibugyo strain outbreak has exceeded 9,000 cases and 4,000 deaths, according to health officials cited by Reuters.
Source: TimesLIVE
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