23 April 2020 – Parliament extends state of emergency for 15 days

Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Foreign Affairs, Immigration, Local Government, Military
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: The state of emergency having been decreed in the wake of the decisions announced by the Head of State on March 24, 2020, the National Assembly, the Senate separately voted this Thursday, April 23, the bill extending the 15-day state of health emergency

Overview: COVID-19: DRC Parliament extends state of emergency for 15 days
Full details here: https://www.radiookapi.net/2020/04/24/actualite/politique/covid-19-le-parlement-de-la-rdc-proroge-letat-durgence-de-15-jours

Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group