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Kabila responded with his first public address since he stepped down from the Presidency in 2019, in a Youtube broadcast, where he called President Tshisekedi a “dictator” and said the decision to prosecute him was “arbitrary”.&nbsp;<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo, who was in office from 2012-2016 under former President Kabila, was <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-ex-prime-minister-convicted-embezzlement-huge-failed-farm-project-2025-05-21/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">convicted to 10 years of forced labor</span></a> on embezzlement charges totalling $245 millions.<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On 21 May, the Attorney General at the Court of Cassation asked the National Assembly to initiate proceedings against Constant Mutamba, Minister of Justice, over <a href="https://www.ebuteli.org/publications/podcasts/affaire-mutamba-que-reste-il-de-la-decence-politique-en-rdc" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">alleged embezzlement of public funds</a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">The government is attempting to <a href="https://kivutimes.com/uvira-renouer-les-relations-entre-les-wazalendo-et-les-fardc-mission-du-conseiller-du-vice-premier-ministre-de-la-defense-a-uvira/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">mend FARDC-Wazalendo relations</span></a> in South Kivu province.&nbsp;<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Opposition party FCC (<em>Front Commun pour le Congo,</em> Common Front for Congo), says 40 armed men <a href="https://7sur7.cd/index.php/2025/05/22/rdc-le-fcc-denonce-lenlevement-de-martin-kabwelulu-et-de-son-epouse" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">abducted former Minister of Mines and member of the FCC political bureau Martin Kabwelulu</span></a> and his wife at their home on 21 May, denounces “state-sponsored terrorism”.</p></li></ul>
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The report argues that the current climate in Burundi is not conducive to free and fair elections, with shrinking space for civil society, a worrying authoritarian drift, and acute economic crisis and the country’s deployment in DRC.<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">In Uganda, the military is <a href="https://apnews.com/article/uganda-european-union-subversion-accusations-1d27cf858afa4dd48b659b39efd692a7" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">accusing European diplomats</span></a> of ‘engaging in subversive activities’, in mounting tensions over European criticism of human rights violations committed by Ugandan security forces; and announced the <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0w7v50qgo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">suspension of its military cooperation</span></a> with Germany.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;" class="">The Ugandan parliament <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0w7v50qgo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;"><span style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0;text-decoration:underline;">passed a bill authorizing military trials for civilians</span></a>, which critics understand as a move to further repress opposition.</p></li></ul>
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Kabila a réagi en prenant la parole pour la première fois depuis qu'il a quitté la présidence en 2019, dans une émission diffusée sur Youtube, où il a qualifié le président Tshisekedi de "dictateur" et a déclaré que la décision de le poursuivre était "arbitraire".<br> </p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">L'ancien Premier ministre Matata Ponyo, en poste de 2012 à 2016 sous l'ancien président Kabila, a été condamné <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/congo-ex-prime-minister-convicted-embezzlement-huge-failed-farm-project-2025-05-21/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">à dix ans de travaux forcés</a> pour détournement de fonds d'un montant total de 245 millions de dollars.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Le 21 mai, le procureur général près la Cour de cassation a demandé à l'Assemblée nationale d'engager une procédure contre Constant Mutamba, ministre de la Justice, pour <a href="https://www.ebuteli.org/publications/podcasts/affaire-mutamba-que-reste-il-de-la-decence-politique-en-rdc" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">détournement présumé de fonds publics</a>.</p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le gouvernement tente de <a href="https://kivutimes.com/uvira-renouer-les-relations-entre-les-wazalendo-et-les-fardc-mission-du-conseiller-du-vice-premier-ministre-de-la-defense-a-uvira/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">rétablir les relations entre les FARDC et les Wazalendo </a>dans la province du Sud-Kivu.<br> </p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le parti d'opposition FCC (Front Commun pour le Congo) affirme que 40 hommes armés ont <a href="https://7sur7.cd/index.php/2025/05/22/rdc-le-fcc-denonce-lenlevement-de-martin-kabwelulu-et-de-son-epouse" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">enlevé l'ancien ministre des mines et membre du bureau politique du FCC, Martin Kabwelulu,</a> et son épouse à leur domicile le 21 mai, dénonçant un "terrorisme d'État".</p></li></ul>
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Selon des sources locales, cette réunion pourrait annoncer une augmentation des opérations conjointes.<br> </p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">SOS Medias Burundi rapporte qu'en plus des 10 000 soldats burundais (sans compter <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2025/05/23/sud-kivu-renforts-burundais-a-fizi-pour-contrer-twirwaneho-et-freiner-la-poussee-du-m23/" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">les renforts</a>) officiellement déployés en RDC, <a href="https://www.sosmediasburundi.org/2025/05/24/est-de-la-rdc-des-civils-et-refugies-burundais-enroles-chez-les-wazalendo-une-nouvelle-source-dinstabilite/?tztc=1" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">un nombre croissant de civils burundais rejoignent les rangs des milices Wazalendo en RDC</a>, dans l'espoir d'être intégrés à terme dans l'armée congolaise.<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Un <a href="https://www.eurac-network.org//en/press-releases/new-eurac-report-road-burundis-elections-between-military-tensions-and-economic" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">nouveau rapport d'EurAc</a>, le réseau européen pour l'Afrique centrale, met en garde contre les risques associés au nouveau cycle électoral qui s'ouvre cette année avec les prochaines élections législatives et communales et qui conduira aux élections présidentielles de 2027. Le rapport affirme que le climat actuel au Burundi n'est pas propice à des élections libres et équitables, avec une réduction de l'espace pour la société civile, une dérive autoritaire inquiétante, une crise économique aiguë et le déploiement du pays en RDC.<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">En Ouganda, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/uganda-european-union-subversion-accusations-1d27cf858afa4dd48b659b39efd692a7" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">l'armée accuse les diplomates européens </a>de "se livrer à des activités subversives", suite aux critiques européennes sur les violations des droits de l'homme commises par les forces de sécurité ougandaises ; et a annoncé la <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0w7v50qgo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">suspension de sa coopération militaire avec l'Allemagne</a>.<br></p></li><li style="font-weight:normal;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:15px;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><p style="color:inherit;font-size:1.0625em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'Liberation Serif', 'Nimbus Roman No9 L Regular', Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;text-align:justify;white-space:normal !important;" class="">Le parlement ougandais <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx0w7v50qgo" rel="nofollow" style="color:#3d884c !important;">a adopté un projet de loi autorisant les procès militaires pour les civils</a>, ce que les critiques considèrent comme une mesure visant à réprimer davantage l'opposition.</p></li></ul>
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