Kinshasa, December 23rd, 2025 (CPA). –Joint patrols, day and night, by police and military personnel will ensure the safety of the population of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, during the end-of-year festivities, according to the minutes of a security meeting held on Tuesday.
« We know that we are concerned about the traffic congestion situation. There will be even more personnel to ensure traffic flows smoothly, but also to deal with crime, with police and army personnel from the 14th region deployed in joint day and night patrols to ensure the safety of the people of Kinshasa as much as possible, » has declared Daniel Bumba, governor of the city of Kinshasa, after the meeting. This special security meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Interior and Security, Jacquemain Shabani, was intended to present the security situation but also focused on how to ensure greater security for the people of Kinshasa. To this end, he has said, measures have been taken to support this festive period.
This security meeting was also focused on strengthening Operation Ndobo (Hook) to combat the resurgence of urban crime, the recurring traffic jams in the capital, the ‘Mobondo’ phenomenon, and to emphasize the importance of holding regular meetings of local security committees. Furthermore, this meeting has taken place after Thursday’s meeting of the Provincial Security Committee, which was extended to include local committees from all of the capital’s municipalities.
During this meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Shabani has assured the population that measures were being taken to guarantee their safety during the end-of-year celebrations. ‘We have shared and taken certain resolutions that reassure us that the people of Kinshasa will be able to enjoy the festivities in the best possible conditions of security (…) We have asked the various provinces to convene enlarged security committees,’ had said Mr Shabani, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Interior and Security. CPA/