Six months after the declaration of the state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri by President Felix Tshisekedi, the National Assembly has once again extended it by 15 days. Fifty-seven parliamentarians from North Kivu and Ituri said they had "noted with regret and disappointment that the security situation in North Kivu and Ituri has deteriorated further during the state of siege." For the Kivu Security Barometer, "there is no positive effect of the state of siege." Didyne Uweka, a student who has just returned from Ituri province, told The Eastafrican; "The state of siege has not solved anything. The president said that "the state of siege will be maintained as long as the security situation requires it."

Source: The North Africa Journal November 06, 2021 15:32 UTC