With little over two months until a general election, Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday said some conditions of military rule in conflict-hit eastern provinces would be eased, partly to encourage participation in the vote.
He stopped short of cancelling the state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri provinces despite pressure to do so from civil society groups and the opposition who say it has done little to contain the many militias destabilising the east since it was imposed in April 2021.
"This is all the more important as the various players involved in the electoral process are entitled to participate fully and without hindrance," he said. Despite the presence of Congolese troops and U.N. peacekeepers, civilians regularly face attacks from the dozens of militias that have remained active in North Kivu and Ituri since the end of a major regional war in 2003.
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