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DR Congo Bans Activities of 13 Political Parties Linked to Joseph Kabila as Opposition Cries Repression

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the decision has divided the political class and reignited debate over democratic pluralism in the country.

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Kinshasa, Oct 16 (Latin Press) The Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Interior of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Jacquemain Shabani, ordered a ban on the activities of about a dozen political parties, the local press reported today. The post Bans in DRC the activities of a dozen political parties first appeared on News Prensa Latina.

Kinshasa suspended 13 Kabila allied parties after joining Kabila-son's new rebellion. "They chose the breakup" and the DRC hit the formations acquired in the new anti-Tshisekedi cause. In Kinshasa, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Interior suspended the activities of thirteen political parties, including Joseph Kabila's PPRD, Matata Ponyo's LGD, Corneille Nangaa's ADCP and Franck Diongo's MLP.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: activities of the PPRD of Kabila and twelve other banned parties throughout the country Image media Patient game 15/10/2026 - 22:56 Corps Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani ordered on Thursday 15 October the ban on the activities of the People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) of former President Joseph Kabila and twelve other political parties throughout the country, s

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Actualite.cd broke the news on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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