Democratic Republic of the Congo - October 2025

In a press release published on 31 October, Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani announced that he had suspended 12 political parties, accusing them of undermining national security and unity. The statement also said that the minister had initiated legal proceedings to dissolve the opposition parties, which include the Parti du Peuple pour la Reconstruction et la Démocratie (PPRD, People's Party for Reconstruction and Democracy) led by former President Joseph Kabila. All 12 parties are reported to be members of Kabila’s ‘Sauvons la RDC’ (Save the DRC) opposition platform launched earlier in October. The platform, whose members include political parties and civil society organisations, was formed to end the political and security crisis in the country, which it blames on President Félix Tshisekedi. The PPRD was previously suspended in April over its ‘ambiguous’ view of the M23 rebel group and, alongside three other parties, was the subject of dissolution proceedings then too. 

Sources: Jeune Afrique (1), Radio France Internationale, Jeune Afrique (2), The Africa Report, International IDEA