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DRC presidency prohibits staff contact with Belgian embassy

The chief of staff to President Félix Tshisekedi, Anthony Nkinzo Kamole, has barred presidency members from direct or indirect contact with the Belgian embassy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The directive applies across presidential cabinet personnel as reported by local media. The specific reasons behind the restriction have not been detailed in the initial reports.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
2 differing positions reported on attribution across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdla présidence
  • anadolula présidence
  • rfiKinshasa
2 differing positions reported on location across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdRDC
  • anadoluRDC
  • rfiBelgique
WhereDemocratic Republic of the Congo
-4.717, 20.234 ±400 km
First reported9 days ago
Published2026-10-16 11:43 UTC
Occurred2026-10-16
Sources3
How this travelled.
Reports3Independent tellings3
3 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. DRC presidency prohibits staff contact with Belgian embassy. 2026-10-16T11:43:20.285Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:6137. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-16/rdc-la-presidence-interdit-a-ses-membres-tout-contact-avec-54a62f0b

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