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Politics - 15 August 2026
Constitutional Referendum Dispute Widens As Opposition Plans National March
Kinshasa, August 15, 2026 - The Coalition Article 64, bringing together opposition figures including Martin Fayulu, Jean-Marc Kabund, Moise Katumbi, Augustin Matata and Delly Sesanga, announced a nationwide peaceful…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 15 August 2026
Tshisekedi Sends Referendum Law Back To Parliament Amid Civil Society Pushback
Kinshasa, August 15, 2026 - President Felix Tshisekedi asked Parliament to reopen deliberations on a law setting the conditions for holding referendums, despite the text having already been adopted in identical terms by…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 15 August 2026
Burhan Dialogue Plan Faces Opposition Rejection
Khartoum, August 15, 2026 - Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan backed legal, political and security guarantees for an internal national dialogue, but key opposition figures rejected the initiative as an…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 15 August 2026
Burhan Launches Domestic Dialogue Track With Temporary Immunity Guarantees
Khartoum, August 15, 2026 - Sovereign Council Chairman and army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan used the 72nd anniversary of the Sudanese Armed Forces to announce a domestic political dialogue under temporary legal…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 14 August 2026
Referendum Law and Dialogue Ultimatum Shape Political Standoff
Kinshasa, August 14, 2026 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo's mid-August political agenda was dominated by the referendum-organisation law and the still-unsigned national dialogue endorsed by President Felix…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
DRC Updates SADC On FDLR Disarmament Under Washington Peace Track
Kinshasa, August 13, 2026 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo briefed the Southern African Development Community on progress under the Washington peace agreement with Rwanda, including steps toward the disarmament…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
International Partners Press Kinshasa For Realistic FDLR Neutralisation Plan
Kinshasa, August 13, 2026 - The International Contact Group for the Great Lakes pressed the Congolese government to produce a rapid and realistic operational plan and calendar for the neutralisation of the FDLR, after…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
DRC And Rwanda Advance Washington Accords Monitoring In Geneva
Geneva, August 13, 2026 - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed additional steps to strengthen monitoring and verification of commitments under the Washington Accords during the sixth Joint Security…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
Outgoing Rwanda Envoy To Poland Credited With Deepening Bilateral Ties
Warsaw, August 13, 2026 - Rwanda's outgoing Ambassador to Poland, Prof. Shyaka Anastase, was credited by Poland's Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Technology, Michal Baranowski, with helping strengthen…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
Burhan Receives New Envoys In Khartoum In Stability Signal
Khartoum, August 13, 2026 - Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan received the credentials of new ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the Republican Palace in…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
Sudan And South Sudan Agree To Strengthen Border Security
Khartoum, August 13, 2026 - Sudan and South Sudan agreed to strengthen border security, prevent cross-border infiltration and avoid unilateral actions in the disputed Abyei region after high-level defence talks in Juba.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Politics - 13 August 2026
PLU Names Preferred Successor For Gen Moses Ali Seat
Kampala, August 13, 2026 - The Patriotic League of Uganda has indicated its preferred candidate to succeed the late Gen Moses Ali in a related political vacancy, extending succession politics around one of Uganda's…
By Amina Kabasele - 3 min read