Politics in Kinshasa continues to fuel debates between different political factions. In a press conference, the president of the Dynamique Progressive Révolutionnaire declared himself opposed to the planned march to demand the recomposition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI). According to him, the work done by Denis Kadima at the head of the CENI is satisfactory and professional.
He also invited the former president of the CENI to show restraint and urged the electoral center to refer to internal observation missions for the audit of his electoral register. The recomposition of the CENI would be, according to him, a threat to the electoral process.
However, this opposition was taken on the wrong foot by Kinshasa’s town hall, which decided to postpone the march to May 18. Me Constant Mutamba called for a boycott of this march, inviting activists not to participate.
The situation on the ground is not reassuring either with the Vitshumbi disaster where more than 250 houses were swept away by a violent wind, and the province of South Kivu which is experiencing a humanitarian crisis following the latest bad weather. The governor announced measures to improve the situation of these affected populations.
However, there is also some good news to welcome, such as the initiative of the governor of Sankuru in favor of the education of girls or the economic development of the provinces of Grande Orientale despite the challenges linked to insecurity in the region.
In short, the DRC is experiencing a contrasting news where the political rubs shoulders with the social and the economic in a still fragile context.