Steve Wembi
@wembi_steve · Africa
Steve Wembi is followed by Storyz World for journalism and current affairs coverage connected to Congo - Kinshasa in the Africa chapter.
“I am devastated by the deadly fire that struck the Furaha and Ujamaa schools in Bukavu, taking the lives of many schoolchildren. It is an absolute tragedy. Children should never lose their lives at their school desks. I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and wish the injured a speedy recovery. This new tragedy in a region already deeply scarred by suffering requires immediate care for the victims and urgent measures to prevent such tragedies. The whole of Congo mourns with Bukavu” @moise_katumbi
Translated from French#RDC: March of September 15: Together for the Republic of Moïse Katumbi, through its mobilizers and sensitizers, called Blue Vests, were in the Masina commune in Tshangu. Young people and women responded to the call.
Translated from French#RDC: Congo Airways. USD 23,000,000 wasted. This Thursday, September 10, 2026, Congo Airways employees and executives were at the Prime Minister’s Office to demand the unconditional departure of the current management team, whom they accuse of incompetence and sabotaging the Head of State’s vision. To demonstrate their deep dismay, protesters brought a coffin and a photo of the CEO, Mr. Alexandre MUKENDI, with a cross on his forehead. A powerful symbol that, according to them, reminds the authorities that their confidence in this management team has been permanently broken. The staff total: 28 months of salary arrears, no medical coverage, and dramatic consequences for their families. The employees’ children have not always returned to school for lack of means. Faced with this situation, the employees and executives are calling on the competent authorities to act as soon as possible to find a solution to this crisis that has gone on for far too long. Enough is enough
Translated from French#Rwanda : #Congo : #Paris : On the sidelines of the International Space Summit, Rwandan President Paul Kagame met his counterpart from the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso. The two heads of state reaffirmed the strength and longstanding nature of bilateral relations between Rwanda and the Republic of the Congo. They also discussed their shared priorities and the need to promote effective and sustainable African solutions to the challenges facing the continent. [@UrugwiroVillage]
Translated from French#RDC: Let us mobilize this September 15 to say NO to constitutional change and a third term! Let us come in large numbers and determined to defend our Constitution, our democracy, and alternation in power. Together, let us also demand an end to this war, which for far too long has made the people of the east of our country pay a heavy price, while certain political and financial interests seem to be profiting from it. The Congo belongs to us all. Let us defend it and refuse to let it be sacrificed for the interests of a few.
Translated from French#RDC: Two machines used to capture passports were stolen during the night of September 9 to 10, 2026, at the Infinity Capture Center, located on Avenue de la Libération, formerly 24 Novembre, in Kinshasa. [ source: @TopCongo ]
Translated from French#RDC: #Ituri: Augustin Kuratabo, alias “Aksante Sana,” released Augustin Kuratabo, alias “Aksante Sana,” recently detained by Ugandan military intelligence services, has been released. He is currently in Tshomia, in Djugu Territory, where he was welcomed by the military authorities of Ituri. As a reminder, Augustin Kuratabo left the CRP several months ago.
Translated from French#RDC - #Ouganda: 120 million USD to launch reparations for victims [by Steve WEMBI] The reparations process for victims of Uganda’s illicit activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is entering a new phase. The Justice Ministry announced on Wednesday, September 9, the launch of collective reparations operations through FRIVAO. An allocation of 120 million U.S. dollars is devoted to this first phase, or 30 million USD for each of the four provinces concerned: Ituri, Tshopo, Haut-Uélé and Bas-Uélé. The funds will notably finance projects in the sectors of health, education, access to drinking water, economic recovery, as well as initiatives related to memory and community resilience. This operation is part of the implementation of the judgment issued by the International Court of Justice (CIJ) on February 9, 2022, condemning Uganda to pay 325 million USD to the DRC in reparations. According to the Justice Ministry, 260 million USD have already been paid. Individual reparations will take place in a second phase, after the auditing, verification and validation of the victims’ files. End
Translated from French#RDC : #Bukavu : Fire ravages Mogo primary school in Cimpunda A major fire broke out at Mogo primary school, located in the Cimpunda neighborhood in the Kadutu commune of Bukavu. According to the first available information, the blaze caused extensive damage. No official assessment, particularly regarding casualties or material damage, has yet been released. The circumstances behind the fire remain unknown for now.
Translated from French#RDC: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has at least 23 million people who cannot read or write, representing an illiteracy rate of nearly 20%, according to figures presented Tuesday, September 8, 2026, by State Minister in charge of Social Affairs Ève Bazaiba.
Translated from French#RDC: Five media outlets, one text. On Wednesday, September 9, La Prospérité, Nouveau Média, Congo Profond, Congo Virtuel and Chronik’Eco published the exact same article on the same day, word for word, to defend a debt contracted under former Finance Minister Nicolas Kazadi. It all begins, moreover, with the same opening attack line, down to the comma: “By setting the former finance minister’s own commercial loans against him, Steve Wembi and AfricaNews RDC miss the point…”
Translated from French#RDC: ACCOUNTABILITY | DRC: Toward a comprehensive transformation of the healthcare system | Rehabilitating what exists and building the future: Minister Roger Kamba details the sector's major advances. From the PDL-145T project to the modernization of Kintambo Hospital, the government is accelerating nationwide healthcare coverage.
Translated from French#RDC: March on September 15: The Blue Vests of Moïse Katumbi’s Ensemble pour la République flooded the streets of Ngaliema Municipality, specifically in Delvaux Quarter, to sensitize the population to turn out massively for the opposition march scheduled for September 15, 2026, which will culminate at the People’s Palace.
Translated from French#RDC: Parliamentary session: Augustin Kabuya calls for a 6 p.m. opening on September 15, citing security risks linked to demonstrations announced by the opposition.
Translated from French#RDC: ODEP asks Tshisekedi to entrust the conduct of the national dialogue to an independent commission composed of Congolese experts - DosEco
Translated from French#RDC: March announced by the #C64 Coalition: mobilization still weak six days before the date Six days before the large popular march announced by the #C64 Coalition for Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in Kinshasa, mobilization still appears timid in several headquarters of opposition political parties. While the demonstration is presented by its initiators as an important popular gathering, preparations appear, at this stage, barely visible in some opposition strongholds. This situation could nevertheless change as the announced date approaches, depending on the organizers’ ability to strengthen mobilization on the ground. Wait and see .
Translated from French#RDC: Samuel-Roger Kamba calls for results-based management in the health sector Faced with the major challenges facing the health system in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Minister of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Dr. Samuel-Roger Kamba, intends to impose a culture of accountability and financial transparency. For the minister, the effectiveness of healthcare is inseparable from rigorous governance of public resources. “Every public franc invested in health must produce a measurable impact. It is time to move away from steering by sight.”
Translated from French#RDC: It's rising fast | the Ebola epidemic has already caused 3,267 deaths out of 6,757 confirmed cases in six provinces
Translated from French#RDC: President Félix Tshisekedi and First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi arrived in Zanzibar on Tuesday, September 8, to offer comfort to President Samia Suluhu Hassan following the death of her husband, Mr. Hafidh Ameir Hassan.
Translated from French#RDC: While the acting governor of Haut-Katanga, MARTIN KAZEMBE, rents jets to travel to the Pweto territory, users of this road, reputed to be a national road, are left to their sad fate because of its current condition. [Reportage]
Translated from French#Ebola | 3226 deaths #RDC.
Translated from French#RDC: #Ebola | 6,604 infected people and 3,175 deaths have been reported since the beginning of the 17th outbreak.
Translated from French#RDC: “By pretending to unite the nation through exclusion, Félix Tshisekedi is not charting a path to peace: he is building a dead end from which he mistakenly hopes to profit. In the meantime, the crisis is deepening. And the war has become a political business, serving to justify uncontrolled spending and prepare minds for the elections not being held on time” @LubayaClaudel
Translated from French#RDC: Félix Tshisekedi offers condolences to Samia Suluhu Hassan President Félix Tshisekedi offered his condolences to his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan, after the death of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. On behalf of the Congolese people, he expressed his solidarity and compassion to her, as well as to her family and the Tanzanian people, while paying tribute to the memory of the deceased.
Translated from French#RDC: An attorney close to Tshisekedi’s tyrannical power openly discusses the killing of Joseph Kabila An attorney close to the tyrannical regime of Félix Tshisekedi publicly discussed, in a media outlet based in Kinshasa, the fact that former President Joseph Kabila should have been killed after power was transferred to Félix Tshisekedi. “We did not manage to kill Kabila in Kinshasa (...) that is what should have been done,” he said, regretting that this option had not been carried out. These particularly grave remarks raise questions about the intentions and rhetoric of certain actors close to the authorities toward the former head of state.
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