By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Joseph Kabila’s alignment with the Congo River Alliance, linked to the M23, could turn the conflict in the east of the DR Congo into a national political challenge. This development risks complicating peace negotiations and reviving debates over sovereignty and Rwanda’s role, IOL analyses.
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The security crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo leads to the trial of two generals after the fall of Bukavu.
23 OctTshopo universities join march against Kabila rebellion22 OctNorth Kivu civil society calls for break with Kenya22 OctTshopo governor urges rejection of Kabila rebellionJoseph Kabila has taken charge of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a politico-military movement, making his participation in the inclusive national dialogue more uncertain. The development complicates talks between the opposition and the authorities over the conditions for the dialogue, Mediacongo reports.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Mediacongo ·
The Polisario Front warns it could withdraw from the Western Sahara peace process if the Security Council adopts the US draft resolution without substantial changes. The text would make autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty the basis for negotiations, according to the movement’s letter to the Security Council president, reported by Yabiladi.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Yabiladi ·
The Alliance of Democrats for Progress, led by Christophe Lutundula, condemns Joseph Kabila’s creation of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation and calls for tougher international sanctions against the former president and his allies. In a statement read in Kinshasa on 18 October, the party accuses Kabila of fuelling the crisis in the country’s east.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Actualité.cd ·
The United States has submitted a draft to the Security Council proposing an end to MINURSO’s military mandate in April 2027 and its replacement with a special political mission. The text would limit negotiations to autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, according to Lebrief.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
New Ebola transmission chain drives up cases in Mandima, DR CongoA new Ebola transmission chain in Mandima has been accompanied by a rise in cases and could put healthcare capacity under pressure, Steve Ahuka Mundeke, head of the response in the DR Congo, said. Active outbreaks in southern Ituri and northern North Kivu remain difficult to control, particularly because of insecurity and population displacement, he said.
Central African Republic advances irreversible death penalty abolitionThe Central African Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorising ratification of the UN protocol intended to permanently abolish the death penalty. After capital punishment was abolished in 2022, the text must be submitted to the National Assembly, while summary executions continue to be reported, according to Corbeaunews Centrafrique.The week in Africa
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