The city of Kinshasa will suffer a water cut on Saturday May 13, 2023, affecting several municipalities in the city. The cause of the cut is a leak on the DN 700 pipe at the Ngaliema water treatment plant. Residents of affected neighborhoods must look for alternative solutions to store water and avoid waste. It is important to invest in modern technologies to prevent such leaks in the future. The population is invited to show understanding and to adapt to this temporary situation.

This article announces excellent news for the students of the National Pedagogical University of the Democratic Republic of Congo, housed in rehabilitated homes. They now have access to free RAM wifi, allowing them to browse the Internet 24 hours a day from their room. The initiative shows UPN’s commitment to the improvement of higher education, and is welcomed very favorably by the beneficiary students.

A blog post recounts the internal crisis within the Union Nationale Congolaise, which is taking on a childish air in the province of South Kivu. Prominent political leaders such as Sylvanus Mushi Bonane and Vital Kamhere accuse each other of inefficiency and political trickery. The author urges the youth of South Kivu to sweep away this social caste of politicians, to place their trust in the people of the people and young people to better serve the population and to refuse the flatterers to whom we have given everything for nothing. have in return.

Kinshasa’s central market, commonly called Zando, is being renovated with a potential reception area of ​​more than 80,000 people on an area of ​​40,000 m². Work is on track for a scheduled reopening in November 2023. This infrastructure improvement is significant progress for traders and shoppers in the city of Kinshasa. Other news from the region is also available, particularly on topics such as security, health, business, politics and human rights.

The article presents the internal crisis within the Union for the Congolese Nation (UNC). Members of the “Vital Kamerhe libela” trade union movement who support their leader’s fight for a just Democratic Republic of Congo are in opposition to a group of members who promote nepotism and discrimination. Some members have already quit due to growing tension. The VKL trade union movement continues to fight to strengthen the party’s foundations and protect the values ​​of democracy and social justice in the 2023 elections. It is time for UNC officials to make fair and just decisions to prevent the crisis from getting worse and really contribute to the development of the country.

This article from Agence Congolaise de Presse (ACP) indicates that the exchange rate of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remained stable on the parallel market, established at 2,345 CDF for one US dollar. Reserves stood at US$4.2 billion as of May 04, 2023. Other blog posts illustrate current challenges: political and security instability, management of funds intended for provinces, etc. However, despite these challenges, the President of the DRC continues to encourage foreign investors to come and invest in the DRC to enable the country to consolidate its economic stability and move towards sustainable growth.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has retroceded a sum of 753 billion CDF to the 26 provinces of the country representing an execution rate of 45% on the budget estimates. The province of Kinshasa obtained the largest share of these funds with 168 billion CDF, followed by Kwilu with 63 billion CDF. The budget forecast for the charges to be paid by the central government for the fiscal year 2023 amounts to CDF 6.6 trillion out of an overall budget of USD 16 billion. The retrocession of these funds could allow the provinces to finance development projects and improve the living conditions of their populations.

The NGO IPAS has closed a campaign to provide reproductive health care, including safe abortions, to displaced women living in Bulengo camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This campaign enabled 2,377 people to have access to care, including 213 for safe abortions. Women also received dignity kits, and a space for dialogue was created to discuss sexual needs and rights. The campaign was in line with the Maputo Protocol, adopted in 2018 by the DRC to promote safe abortion.

This article relates the call for mobilization launched by the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations in the DRC, Bruno Lemarquis, in favor of the populations of North Kivu and Ituri, in the grip of a worsening humanitarian crisis. day after day. Faced with the explosion of needs, Bruno Lemarquis requested the help of diplomats to mobilize funds for a coordinated, effective and more robust humanitarian response. It is crucial that the international community strengthens its support for the DRC to help the most vulnerable populations, while the humanitarian response in the DRC is only 50% funded.