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Black PANTHÈR relayed a text signed by Trésor MWAKA, an investigative journalist and member of a communication cell, who questioned why the general director of ARSP, Ted BELESHAYI, was criticizing his predecessor Miguel KASHAL KATEMB instead of delivering results for Congolese entrepreneurs. The text stated that Ted BELESHAYI's remarks during a Space Live event with journalist Stanis BUJAKERA on October 20, 2026, had sparked controversies. According to the text, during the three years and eight months of Miguel KASHAL's management, no salary arrears were reportedly recorded, and the medical expenses of staff were covered. It also disputed the figure of 80 attestations put forward by the current director, claiming that their numbering had increased from 4,100 in January 2023 to 16,800 in February 2026. The number of eligible subcontractors would, according to him, have grown from 4,000 companies in 2023 to over 16,000 in January 2026. The text also credited Miguel KASHAL's management with contributing to the development of the local content law, the revision of the subcontracting law, enhancing market transparency, and combating front persons. It indicated that ARSP had expanded its activities to hydrocarbons, aviation, and telecommunications. In June 2025, Minister Louis WATUM KABAMBA reportedly mentioned nearly 1,400 contracts awarded to Congolese companies, worth over $2 billion, benefiting about 800 entrepreneurs. Trésor MWAKA asked Ted BELESHAYI to publish the names of the companies and data supporting his claim that $20 billion had been paid to ineligible companies. The text also mentioned the VUNGA 1 program, developed with RAWBANK, which planned financing of $200 million for local entrepreneurs, aiming to reach $1 billion in subsequent phases. Finally, he criticized the current director for not prioritizing work, transparency, and the continuity of public service. #RDC #Entrepreneuriat #Transparence (translated)

Treasurer Mwaka contested the statements made by the General Director of the ARSP, Ted BELESHAYI, during a Space Live event hosted by journalist Stanis BUJAKERA on October 20, 2026. He defended the record of his predecessor, Miguel KASHAL KATEMB, and requested Ted BELESHAYI to publish the elements supporting his accusations. According to Mwaka, no salary arrears had been recorded during the 3 years and 8 months of Miguel KASHAL KATEMB's management, and the staff had benefited from medical coverage. He disputed the figure of 80 attestations put forward by the General Director, claiming that their numbering had increased from 4,100 in January 2023 to 16,800 in February 2026. The number of eligible subcontracting companies, according to him, had grown from 4,000 in 2023 to more than 16,000 in January 2026. Mwaka also attributed to the ARSP, under the leadership of Miguel KASHAL KATEMB, a contribution to the development of the local content law, the revision of the subcontracting law, the strengthening of market transparency, and the fight against front companies. He indicated that the institution had expanded its activities to hydrocarbons, aviation, and telecommunications. He recalled that in June 2025, Minister Louis WATUM KABAMBA mentioned nearly 1,400 contracts awarded to Congolese companies, amounting to over 2 billion dollars, benefiting around 800 entrepreneurs. Mwaka asked Ted BELESHAYI to publish the names of the companies involved and the data justifying his claim that 20 billion dollars had been paid to ineligible companies. He also mentioned the VUNGA 1 program, developed with RAWBANK, which he claimed provided 200 million dollars in funding for local entrepreneurs, with the prospect of reaching one billion dollars in subsequent phases. Finally, Mwaka stated that Miguel KASHAL KATEMB did not make his predecessor a public target when he took over the ARSP in 2022. He called on the current General Director to prioritize work, transparency, and continuity of public service for the benefit of Congolese entrepreneurs. #ARSP #Transparence #EntrepreneuriatCongolais (translated)

Need to stop assuming leftist views mean someone is an ally to women. Many men, including darlings of the left in Irish entertainment and beyond, have used the cover of progressive causes and legal threats to silence credible accusations of sexual violence from women. It's not a reliable indicator.

Sarah Knafo, MEP from Reconquête, defends her controversial alliances with the AfD despite criticism from her colleagues in the European Parliament, stating that she refuses to be demonized by association and claims to be insensitive to accusations of proximity to neo-Nazi ideologies. #SarahKnafo #ExtrêmeDroite #PolitiqueEuropeenne (translated)

At a Georgetown College Republicans event, an AfD politician tells students the Holocaust is ‘used as a weapon’: Marc Bernard, an AfD MP, told students that accusations of Nazism had become ‘inflationary’ in Germany, and that the Holocaust is ‘used as a weapon against Germany’. (translated)

Fdesouche.com, press review, reported that Emmanuel Macron accused Donald Trump of spreading AI-generated images regarding the riots and labeled the accusations against immigration as "stupid." https://t.co/GkOnw8Vucx https://t.co/NhY8k6waXw #Émeutes #Macron #Immigration (translated)

The prefecture of the Somme denied the accusations that CRS officers had been specifically assigned to protect the Trogneux chocolate shop, owned by the family of Brigitte Macron, during the violence and looting on October 17. #BrigitteMacron #violencesurbaines #Amiens (translated)

Sébastien Lecornu asserted that he does not want to ban La France Insoumise, but wishes to combat it politically at the polls, despite accusations from the executive that the party is exploiting the anger of high school students. #LaFranceInsoumise #SébastienLecornu #PolitiqueFrançaise (translated)

At the Assembly, Lecornu painfully denies any "political intelligence" within the police in response to LFI's accusations. "The intelligence services of this country do not work on parties," Nunez specifies. But who leaked the notes on LFI's supposed role in the protests, then? (translated)

Laurent Nuñez denied having put pressure on the intelligence services to implicate La France insoumise in the violence that occurred on October 17, in response to the accusations from the national coordinator of LFI, Manuel Bompard. #FranceInsoumise #Violences #LaurentNuñez (translated)

The trial of the City of Paris, initiated nearly eight years after the deadly explosion of a building on Rue de Trévise, opens this Tuesday and will last seven weeks, with charges of involuntary manslaughter and injury against the municipality and the building's manager, in front of about 200 victims. #Justice #Explosion #VilleDeParis (translated)

The author raised concerns about what he described as a rise in accusations against his camp, which he attributed to David Lisnard, Gérard Larcher, spokespersons for the far right, and broadcasts from the government’s audiovisual system. He also mentioned the demonstrations by far-right militias in Lyon the night before, stating that these elements made him fear a consequence that he did not specify. #extrêmeDroite #politique #manifestations #FR (translated)

Cerfia indicated that the national police and the public prosecutor's office in Limoges had formally rejected accusations of theft against two police officers filmed in a looted Lacoste store on Saturday. The video, shared notably by LFI deputy Antoine Léaument, had sparked accusations of looting against the law enforcement officers. According to the prosecutor, the police officers had retrieved items on the orders of a judicial police officer, as part of an investigation for aggravated theft. The police denounced a "particularly targeted manipulation" and defamatory statements. An investigation for false denunciation had been opened, according to France 3. #Police #Justice #Manipulation (translated)