DR Congo: Judith Suminwa urges women to take an active part in the upcoming national dialogue

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: October 23, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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DR Congo: Judith Suminwa urges women to take an active part in the upcoming national dialogue

Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka urged Congolese women to take an active part in the upcoming national dialogue announced by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo. At a meeting in Kinshasa on October 22, organized by the UDPS Women’s League and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, she called on women to prepare concrete proposals on peace, justice, social cohesion and development. UDPS Women’s League national president Christine Masoni Masaka emphasized the importance of women’s leadership amid violence in eastern DR Congo and praised women’s diplomatic and political efforts concerning North and South Kivu.

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