Plane Crash in Kenge: Military Justice Hit by Disappearance of Auditor General Lucien-René Likulia and First President of the High Court Joseph Mutombo Katalayi

A plane crash occurred in Kenge, Kwango Province, on September 25, 2026, killing 13 people, including Lieutenant-General Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi, Auditor General of the FARDC, and Lieutenant-General Magistrate Joseph Mutombo Katalayi, the first president of the High Court. The aircraft, a small carrier, crashed in the Manzawu neighborhood with no survivors. Their deaths are a major blow to the Congolese military justice, which is heavily involved in several high-profile cases related to the security and political situation in the DRC.