By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Jeune Afrique
The DRC, led by Félix Tshisekedi and his allies, is challenging the method for appointing the secretary-general of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, as Louise Mushikiwabo seeks a third term. The battle is expected to continue at the next summit in Phnom Penh, according to Jeune Afrique.
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Rwanda backs a third term for Louise Mushikiwabo at the Francophonie, a bid opposed by the DRC.
1 NovRwanda backs Louise Mushikiwabo for third Francophonie term
28 OctLouise Mushikiwabo thanks Rwandan artists in ParisWorld Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is urging countries to complete the international pandemic treaty, as the Ebola outbreak in the DRC highlights cross-border health risks. Negotiations resumed in Geneva at their ninth meeting, according to the WHO.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Vanguard ·
In Moscow, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi defended his human rights record and said opposition demonstrations in Kinshasa took place without deaths. He also disputed accusations linked to the death of Manasse Lomboto, an associate of the ADD Congo party, during a meeting with the Congolese diaspora, according to Actualite.cd.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
Congolese opposition figure Jean-Marc Kabund accused Félix Tshisekedi’s aides of potentially misinforming the president about Manacé Lomboto’s death. In a statement published on 1 November 2026, he challenged the claim that Prince Epenge’s detention was intended to shed light on the death, after an opposition demonstration in September.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi reiterated in Moscow on 30 October that only participants with no ties to Rwanda could take part in the national dialogue and that those who had collaborated with Kigali should denounce their past. According to Beto and Actualité.cd, he announced that the organising committee would soon be set up, while ruling out “Rwandan auxiliaries” and making reconciliation conditional on justice.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
INEGE recruits mapping technicians for upcoming censusesEquatorial Guinea’s National Statistics Institute is recruiting mapping technicians to prepare for the fifth general population and housing census and the first agricultural census. Applications must be submitted by 9 November 2026, by email or at the institute’s headquarters in Malabo, according to INEGE.The week in Africa
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