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President extends national emergency regarding DR Congo for one year

Official document: Federal Register — presidential document (opens in a new tab)

Last updated Oct 17, 9:10 PM ET

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The president extended the national emergency regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo for one year beyond October 27, 2026.
Why: An official presidential notice published in the Federal Register states the extension.
- Federal Register · supports
  “I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared in Executive Order 13413, as amended by Executive Order 13671.”
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An official presidential notice published in the Federal Register states the extension.
Confirmed
The national emergency was first declared on October 27, 2006, under Executive Order 13413, and expanded on July 8, 2014, under Executive Order 13671.
Why: The presidential notice cites both founding executive orders and their dates.
- Federal Register · supports
  open Federal Register article (opens in a new tab)
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The presidential notice cites both founding executive orders and their dates.
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The White House notice states that widespread violence and atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to threaten regional stability and U.S. foreign policy.
Why: The text of the notice explicitly describes the ongoing threat.
- Federal Register · supports
  “The situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.”
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Checked Oct 17, 9:10 PM ET
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The text of the notice explicitly describes the ongoing threat.

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What’s confirmed3

The president extended the national emergency regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo for one year beyond October 27, 2026.

The national emergency was first declared on October 27, 2006, under Executive Order 13413, and expanded on July 8, 2014, under Executive Order 13671.

The White House notice states that widespread violence and atrocities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to threaten regional stability and U.S. foreign policy.