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The Democratic Republic of Congo is currently experiencing a stable exchange rate on the parallel market, with a rate of 2,345 CDF for one US dollar. The foreign exchange budget ended in surplus and the reserves stood at $4.2 billion as of May 4, 2023. However, the country is also experiencing challenges in politics, health and diamond harvesting. The Fatshimétrie blog is a good source of information to keep up to date with the country’s news.
Pastor Mukuna, spiritual leader of the Christian Assembly of Kinshasa, launched his own political party called the Christian Party for the Socio-economic Recovery of Congo. The new political party aims to work with other parties to ensure the socio-economic recovery of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Several economic and political initiatives have also been launched in the country, including peaceful marches, reproductive health care and safe abortions for displaced women, as well as Botswanan investments to boost economic activity.
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has transferred to the 26 provinces a sum of 753.2 billion Congolese francs out of a provisional budget of 1.66 billion Congolese francs, for an execution rate of 45%. The president encourages Botswanan investors to seize opportunities in the DRC, but challenges remain to ensure effective management of budgets allocated to the provinces.
The Congolese opposition has postponed its march against the high cost of living and the chaotic electoral process scheduled for Saturday May 20 in Kinshasa. Delly Sesanga, leader of the opposition, explained that the march was postponed in order to avoid falling into the trap of power and for the governor of Kinshasa to prepare on the security plan. The leaders announced that they would set a new date and called on the population of Kinshasa to participate massively in the peaceful demonstration once it is scheduled. Among the demands of the opposition, the demand for a transparent and fair electoral process as well as a reduction in the cost of daily living are at the top of the list.
The IPAS organization carried out a month-long campaign to provide reproductive health care to displaced women in the Lac Vert neighborhood of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The mobile campaign enabled more than two thousand women to benefit from care, in particular for sexually transmitted infections, gender-based violence, and safe abortions in accordance with the Maputo protocol of 2018. The women also received health kits. dignity to meet their daily needs. The work of IPAS has been praised for its contribution to improving the health of populations in conflict zones.
The peaceful march of the opposition announced for Saturday May 13 was banned by the governor of Kinshasa, but the leader of the Engagement for Citizenship and Development (Ecidé), Martin Fayulu, decided to maintain it despite everything. The purpose of this march was to denounce bad governance and to ask for a consensus on the composition of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in view of the elections scheduled for December. Recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo, such as the humanitarian crisis and the arrests for banditry cases in Beni, highlight the need for continued mobilization of all actors involved to find solutions and guarantee a better future for all. the Congolese.
The Congolese Head of State, Félix Tshisekedi, visited the Jwaneng open-pit mine in Botswana to discover the Botswana model of diamond production and marketing. After the visit, Félix Tshisekedi expressed his wish to duplicate this model in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC Presidency has confirmed this decision and the reorganization of the country’s diamond industry is currently underway. In addition, the Congolese Head of State also discussed the security situation in the East of his country with his counterparts.
The article highlights the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo which continues to attract the attention of the international community. Several ambassadors and heads of humanitarian agencies have called for mobilization in favor of the populations of North Kivu and Ituri. The humanitarian response in the DRC is currently 50% funded, while human needs have increased significantly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri over the past 12 months. It is therefore imperative to continue to put the DRC under the radar of the international community so that it benefits from the same attention.
This article deals with the controversy related to the recomposition of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While some members of the opposition feel that the CENI is not sufficiently independent, the president of the Dynamique Progressive Révolutionnaire, Me Constant Mutamba, says that the electoral process is going well and that Denis Kadima, current president of the CENI, is working with professionalism. Nevertheless, a planned march to demand the recomposition of the CENI was postponed until May 18, sparking tensions. The article highlights the importance of transparency and fairness in electoral processes in the DRC and encourages the opening of dialogue between stakeholders to ensure credible elections.
Congolese opposition leaders have decided to postpone their march in Kinshasa, initially scheduled for May 18, to May 20, 2023. Security reasons are behind this postponement, explain Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi, Delly Sesanga and Matata Ponyo. The purpose of this march was to protest against the aggression suffered by the DRC in the east of the country from Rwanda. Despite this postponement, opposition leaders are mobilizing for the 2024 presidential elections. bandits in Beni, an end to the misuse of physical space and tender offers for public works.