05.10.2026, DR CONGO:
Crash de Kenge: The President of the Republic made a comfort visit to the families of the two missing generals.

The President of the Republic, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, accompanied by the First Lady, Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi, paid a comfort visit, this Monday, October 5, 2026, to the families of the two general officers tragically missing in the crash in Kenge, Kwango province. 

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The presidential couple first gathered at the home of the late Lieutenant-General Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi, Auditor General of FARDC, before visiting the family of his late colleague, General Joseph Mutombo Katalay, First President of the High Military Court.

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In expressing their deepest condolences, the Head of State and his wife assured the relatives of the nation’s unwavering support for these high military magistrates, who were on duty. This gesture of comfort is part of a momentum of national solidarity, marked by a three-day national mourning decreed in memory of the 17 victims of this tragic accident.

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