Military, paramilitary or similar activities: Jacquemain Shabani warns political parties of sanctions

At the 102nd cabinet meeting held in Kinshasa on November 6, 2026, under Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka, Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo reiterated that the law prohibits political parties from engaging in military, paramilitary or similar activities, punishable by dissolution. He said his ministry would enforce the legal measures whenever violations are established. The warning comes as the Force du progrès, a youth movement affiliated with the UDPS/Tshisekedi, faces accusations from opposition parties and witnesses of using bladed weapons, acting like law enforcement in Kinshasa neighborhoods and sometimes collecting market taxes.