DRC: Judith Suminwa Tuluka appointed prime minister, first woman in this position. Aged around fifty, with a master's degree in economics, she will have to implement the commitments of Félix Tshisekedi's second term.

The situation has deteriorated in North Kivu, prey for more than two years to a new rebellion of the “M23” ( “March 23 Movement” ), which, with the support of neighboring Rwanda, seized large swathes of the province.