Democratic Republic of the Congo - April 2025

On 19 April, the Interior Ministry announced that the Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie (PPRD, People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy) had been suspended due to its ‘ambiguous’ position on the rebel group M23’s occupation of parts of the eastern provinces of the country. This came amid unconfirmed reports that party leader and former President Joseph Kabila had returned from self-imposed exile and was in the occupied city of Goma. The PPRD announced in early May that it had resumed its activities as, in its view, the suspension had expired. However, the government initiated a procedure to dissolve the PPRD (along with three other parties connected to varying degrees to armed groups) on 24 April. These potential dissolutions will now be the subject of court hearings.

Sources: Africa Radio, Al Jazeera, Africa News, Radio France Internationale