WFP D.R. Congo External Situation Report #24 - 07 May 2021
Format
26 provinces affected
Highlights in April 2021
• The new 57-member government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) led by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge was approved by the National Assembly and was sworn in on Monday 26 April.
• President Tshisekedi on 30 April declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri, reaffirming his determination to put an end to the massacres of civilians in the two provinces.
Situation Update
• DRC s new government sworn in: the new 57-member government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) led by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge was approved by the National Assembly and was sworn in on Monday 26 April. A total of 410 MPs voted in favor of the new government s programme, which was presented to the 500-member National Assembly earlier. In February, Kyenge succeeded Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba, then-Prime Minister deposed by parliament in late January foll