# 2025 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Events of the year 2025 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

## Incumbents

* President: Félix Tshisekedi
* Prime Minister: Judith Suminwa

## Events
### Ongoing

* M23 offensive (2022–present)
** 2025 Goma offensive
* Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda tensions (2022–present)
* 2025 Kinshasa riots

### January

* 5 January – M23 rebels seize the town of Masisi, North Kivu.
* 9 January – The government bans Al Jazeera from operating in the country after the network airs an interview with M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa the previous day.
* 15 January – At least ten people are killed in an attack by the Allied Democratic Forces on the village of Makoko in Lubero Territory, North Kivu.
* 21 January – M23 rebels seize the towns of Minova, Lumbishi, Numbi and Shanje in South Kivu, as well as Bweremana in North Kivu.
* 23 January – Major General Peter Cirimwami, the military governor of North Kivu, is killed in action during clashes with M23.
* 25 January – The DRC cuts diplomatic relations with Rwanda and orders its diplomatic personnel to leave the country amid accusations by Kinshasa of Rwandan support for the M23 offensive.
* 27 January – 2025 Goma offensive: M23 claims that it had taken Goma, the capital of North Kivu.
* 28 January – 2025 Kinshasa riots: The French embassy in Kinshasa is set on fire by protesters demonstrating against the conflict in the eastern DRC. The Rwandan, French, Belgian and US embassies are also attacked.
* 29 January – M23 launches an offensive into South Kivu, taking the districts of Kanyezire and Mukwija.

### February

* 4 February – A humanitarian ceasefire is declared by the antigovernment Congo River Alliance, which includes M23.
* 5 February – M23 seizes the city of Nyabibwe in South Kivu despite declaring a ceasefire.
* 10 February – At least 55 people are killed in an attack by CODECO militants in the Djaiba area of Ituri.
* 12 February – Kasanga massacre: The Allied Democratic Forces kill 70 Christians inside a church in Lubero Territory.
* 14 February – 2025 Bukavu offensive: M23 claims to have seized Kavumu Airport and are confirmed to have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
* 17 February – The Ugandan military enters Bunia, the capital of Ituri, to augment the Congolese military.
* 19 February – A boat carrying refugees from the M23 offensive capsizes in Lake Edward, killing 22 passengers.
* 20 February – The United States imposes sanctions on Rwandan minister for regional integration James Kabarebe and M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka Kingston for their roles in the M23 offensive.
* 24 February – At least 53 people are reported to have died in an outbreak of an unidentified disease that began on 21 January in Boloko, with 419 cases recorded.
* 27 February – Twelve people are killed following explosions at an M23 rally in Bukavu.

### March

* 1 March – Over 1,000 malaria cases and 60 deaths are reported in northwest Congo.
* 8 March – Nine people are killed in an attack by ADF militants on the village of Ngohi Vuyinga in Lubero Territory, North Kivu.
* 9 March – A boat capsizes along the Kwa River in Mushie, killing 25 people.
* 10 March - The DRC's military prosecutor questions Joseph Kabila’s party officials amid rising tensions over M23 rebels, as President Tshisekedi accuses Kabila of sponsoring them.
* 12 March - Angola announces DRC and M23 rebels will hold direct peace talks in Luanda on 18 March.
* 13 March –
** South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi announce the withdrawal of their military contingents from the Southern African Development Community peacekeeping mission to the eastern DRC.
** Uganda increases its troop presence in the DRC’s Ituri province, citing security threats.

## Holidays

Source:
* 1 January – New Year's Day
* 4 January – Martyrs' Day
* 16 January – Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination
* 17 January – Patrice Lumumba Assassination
* 1 May – Labour Day
* 17 May – Liberation Day
* 30 June – Independence Day
* 1 August – Parents' Day
* 17 November – Army Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day