Education, women, youth, environment, big debates: the issues moving Africa forward.
The National People's Assembly adopted a revision of the penal code on October 1, 2026, applying the death penalty to perpetrators of forest fires and certain child kidnappers. The text must still pass through the Senate.
A 26-year-old anti-corruption activist, Praise Aloikin, is being held in Uganda. Amnesty International claims she was abducted by armed men in late September 2026 before reappearing in court.
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs has begun a two-day visit to the DRC, focusing on the response to the Ebola epidemic and justice issues in the east of the country.
