Politics of the Democratic Republic of Congo take place in the framework of a republic in transition from a civil war to a semi-presidential republic.
The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation in East Africa. The EAC's membership consists of eight states:Democratic Republic of the Congo,the Federal Republic of Somalia,the Republics of Burundi,Kenya,Rwanda,South Sudan,Uganda,and Tanzania. William Ruto,the president of Kenya,is the current EAC chairman. The organisation was founded in 1967,collapsed in 1977,and was revived on 7 July 2000. The main objective of the EAC is to foster regional economic integration.
Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma,sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ,is a South African politician,medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. A longstanding member of the African National Congress (ANC),she currently serves as a Chancellor of the University of Limpopo.
The University of Namibia (UNAM) is a multi-campus public research university in Namibia,and the largest university in the country. It was established by an act of Parliament on 31 August 1992.
Grace Naledi Mandisa Pandor is a South African politician,educator and academic who served as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation until 2024. She also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the African National Congress (ANC) from 1994 to 2024.
The Panafrican Youth Union (PYU) is the apex body for National Youth Coordinating Bodies and Mechanism in Africa. Known formerly as the Panafrican Youth Movement (PYM),it was transformed into the PYU at the organisation's 2003 congress in Windhoek,Namibia.
Matsie Angelina "Angie" Motshekga is a South African politician and educator who is currently serving as the Minister of Defense and Military Veterans since 3 July 2024. She served as the acting president of the Republic of South Africa from the 17th August 2024,while President Cyril Ramaphosa attended the 44th Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community in Harare,Zimbabwe. Motshekga also served as the Minister of Basic Education from May 2009 to 2024. She was previously a Member of the Executive Council in the Gauteng provincial government. Motshekga is a member of the African National Congress. She is a former president of the party's women's league.
In Eswatini,no king can appoint his successor. Instead,on the demise of a king,the Liqoqo,an independent traditional council,decides which of his wives shall be "great wife" and Indlovukazi,'She-Elephant'. The son of the chosen Indlovukazi will automatically become the next king.
Bathabile Dlamini is a South African politician who was the President of the African National Congress (ANC) Women's League from 2015 to 2022. She was previously the Minister in the Presidency for Women from 2018 to 2019 and the Minister of Social Development from 2010 to 2018.
Lindiwe Daphney Zulu is a South African politician and communications strategist who served as Minister of Social Development from May 2019 to May 2024. Before that she was the Minister of Small Business Development from 2014 to 2019. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has served on the party's National Executive Committee since December 2007.
The 2018 general election was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 30 December 2018,to determine a successor to President Joseph Kabila,as well as for the 500 seats of the National Assembly and the 715 elected seats of the 26 provincial assemblies. Félix Tshisekedi (UDPS) won the presidency with 38.6% of the vote,defeating Martin Fayulu and Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (PPRD). Fayulu alleged that the vote was rigged against him by Tshisekedi and Kabila,challenging the result in the Constitutional Court. Election observers,including the Catholic Church,also cast doubt on the official result. Nonetheless,on 20 January the Court declared Tshisekedi the winner. Parties supporting Kabila won the majority of seats in the National Assembly. Tshisekedi was sworn in as the 5th president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 24 January 2019,the first peaceful transition of power in the country since its independence from Belgium in 1960.
Clive Khulubuse Zuma is a South African businessman,and the nephew of the former President,Jacob Zuma.
The 54th National Conference of the African National Congress (ANC) took place from 16 to 20 December 2017 at the Johannesburg Expo Centre in Nasrec,Gauteng. At the conference,the ANC elected its National Executive Committee (NEC) and other top internal leaders. Often referred to as the Nasrec Conference,it was held during the centenary of the birth of former ANC President Oliver Tambo and was convened under the theme,"Remember Tambo:Towards Unity,Renewal and Radical Socioeconomic Transformation."
Léonard She Okitundu Lundula is a Congolese diplomat who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and one of the Vice Prime Ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since December 2016 until March 2019. He has formerly held a number of other government offices in the DRC and Zaïre,being the Foreign Minister before (2000–2003),a Senator,and also chief of staff of President Joseph Kabila's administration.
Kwati Candith Mashego-Dlamini is a South African politician from Mpumalanga. She served as the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation from May 2019 until June 2024,and she also served as Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform from 2014 to 2019.
Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo is a Congolese politician who has been the fifth president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019.
Julienne Lusenge is a Congolese human rights activist recognized for advocating for survivors of wartime sexual violence. She is co-founder and President of Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development (SOFEPADI) and director of the Congolese Women's Fund (FFC).
Gael Bussa Obambule is a Congolese lawyer and politician. He was elected National Deputy in the constituency of Budjala,in the province of South-Ubangi,in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.
Nokuzola Gladys Tolashe,also known as Sisisi "Sisi" Tolashe,is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. A member of the African National Congress (ANC),she has been the Minister of Social Development since June 2024 and the president of the ANC Women's League since July 2023.
FébéPotgieter-Gqubule is a politician from Eastern Cape,South Africa. She has held various positions in public entities and in her political party,the African National Congress (ANC).
