DRC: The Council of State is scheduled to resume its judicial session on Thursday, November 13th

Kinshasa, November 11^th, 2025 (CPA) – The Council of State’s judicial session for the 2025-2026 term is scheduled to begin on Thursday in the Congress Hall of the People’s Palace in central Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to a statement released on Tuesday by this administrative court.  “The First President of the Council of State of the Democratic Republic of Congo informs the national community that, in accordance with Article 24, paragraph 1, of the Organic Law of October 15^th, 2016 on the organization, jurisdiction and functioning of administrative courts, the Council of State will hold its solemn and public hearing for the 2025-2026 judicial year in a special session on Thursday, November 13^th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Congress Hall of the People’s Palace.” This was stated in the press release signed by Brigitte Nsensele, First President of the Council of State. According to the same source, senior magistrates of the Council of State and the associated public prosecutor’s office, their respective colleagues, as well as civil servants and administrative staff of the registry and the secretariat of the public prosecutor’s office are invited to take part in this ceremony, which will feature three highlights: “the address by the President of the National Bar Association, the speech by the Attorney General to the Council of State and the speech by the First President of this court. In addition, this source also reported that the new civil and military magistrates appointed on March 28^th, 2025 are invited to the ceremony and that practical arrangements have been made for their access to the Congress Hall.