Event Summary
Since late December 2025, Congolese journalist Lukama Zongwe Franck, director of the independent media outlet Kilalopress, is forced to live in hiding and move around constantly after receiving threats linked to his investigations into the management and export of protected primates in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His name has reportedly been flagged as “wanted” in circles close to public institutions and private interests, due to the sensitivity of his investigations. The situation worsened following telephone alerts from his colleagues and an attempted night-time break-in at his home, which occurred just hours after his hasty departure.