Étiquette : Flashing Lights and Security Escorts

Kinshasa,July 9, 2026 (TOP243NEWS)-The Democratic Republic of Congo's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Security, Decentralization and Customary Affairs, Jacquemain Shabani Lukoo Bihango, has ordered the strict enforcement of the permanent ban on the illegal use of flashing lights, multicolored emergency beacons, sirens, police or military escorts by civilians, as well as the circulation of vehicles with concealed license plates. In an official directive dated July 6, 2026, the minister instructed the Congolese National Police (PNC) and all security services to rigorously enforce the measure across the country's entire territory. Through this decision, Shabani aims to put an end to widespread abuses that have disrupted road traffic, particularly in Kinshasa, where the una...