DRC: Mongala governor and provincial assembly bureau urgently summoned to Kinshasa

Author: James MutubaPublished on: October 24, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

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DRC: Mongala governor and provincial assembly bureau urgently summoned to Kinshasa

Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jacques Shabani Lukoo Bihango has summoned the governor of Mongala and members of the provincial assembly bureau to Kinshasa. In a communiqué dated October 23, 2026, he directed them to travel to the capital “as soon as possible” and “at the earliest opportunity” for a consultation. The message to the bureau, based in Bumba, gives no details about the consultation’s duration or the reasons for the summons.

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