In Butembo, economic activity resumes after four days of strike
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kivu Morning Post
Economic activity resumed on 6 November 2026 in Butembo, North Kivu, after four days of a total strike. Under the mediation of the provincial governor's delegation, operators obtained the temporary suspension of tax penalties and the creation of a joint commission to examine their claims, according to Kivu Morning Post.
Economic activity resumed this Friday, 6 November 2026, in Butembo, North Kivu, after four days of a total shutdown, following an agreement between economic operators and the provincial government delegation led by the governor's chief of staff, Kivu Morning Post reports.
Operators were denouncing the multiplicity of taxes, double taxation by the Directorate General of Taxes and the DGRAD, and penalties they considered exorbitant in the event of late payment. Three resolutions were adopted at the end of the discussions: the temporary suspension of tax penalties, given the socio-economic situation in the area; the creation of a joint commission to rule on the operators' claims; and the introduction of compulsory tax mornings by the assessment services for the benefit of operators.
These commitments remain to be applied on the ground, and a lasting end to tension in Butembo's trade depends on their being honoured. The movement had been reported the day before, while a strike was already threatening Ebola care in the city.
