Ban on the ‘Union sacrée’ march scheduled for Wednesday in Kinshasa

Kinshasa, July 21^st, 2026 (CPA).- The march in support of the institutions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), scheduled for Wednesday at the initiative of the presidential majority platform, has been banned by the Governor of Kinshasa in order to prevent the spread of Ebola, according to a statement consulted on Tuesday by CPA. “The Governor Daniel Bumba has not given his approval for the march in support of the Republic’s institutions and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), scheduled for Wednesday, July 22^nd, at the initiative of the National Coordination of the Extra-parliamentary Majority of the Sacred Union of the Nation (MEP-USN), in order to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease” ,it is read in the statement issued by the Kinshasa City Hall. According to the text, this decision has been notified on Monday, July 20^th, 2026, to a delegation from the Sacred Union of the Nation, the political platform of the presidential majority, which was received by the city’s governor. The document has indicated that the delegation was led by Sylvain Mutombo, the former Deputy Minister in charge of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs and a member of the group’s presidium. “During the discussions, the governor has reminded that this decision stems in particular from the measure taken by the central government, through the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Interior and Decentralisation, suspending mass gatherings in order to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus disease,” the source has explained. According to the source, the first citizen of the city has made it clear that this measure remains in force until further notice. “He has also called on the entire political community to strictly comply with the health emergency measures currently in force, in the best interests of all the people of Kinshasa,” the statement has noted.