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The Democratic Republic of Congo is gripped by a triple crisis: a rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak, renewed M23 violence in the east, and a political confrontation with Rwanda over international mediation, while the economy leans on mining revenues and new state interventions.
Congo's economy is anchored by mining, with Ivanhoe setting a monthly zinc record, while the government moves to tighten control over the cobalt sector by withdrawing unused export quotas and exploring worker equity schemes. Talks with private trainers to guard mines signal a focus on securing mineral assets.
President Tshisekedi cleared a hurdle to seek a third term, while the government faces international legal action from Rwanda and criticism over constitutional trampling. The UN envoy urges parties to stay the course towards peace in eastern DRC, and a court sentenced 54 defendants to death over the 2017 murder of UN experts.
Eastern DRC remains volatile: M23 is detaining and abusing thousands of civilians, fighting resumed after a two-day lull, and Islamic State-linked fighters killed 16 in an Ebola-hit area. A US flight carrying deported migrants landed in the Central African Republic, and violence erupted at an anti-government protest in DR Congo.
The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is the dominant societal crisis, with cases rising from 782 to 1,048 and deaths climbing to 360 within the month, spreading to new areas. China sent a medical team, and the airport reopened amid the outbreak, but the disease continues to spread rapidly.