2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Events in the year 2018 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Incumbents

 * President: Joseph Kabila
 * Prime Minister: Bruno Tshibala

May
8 May – The 2018 Équateur province Ebola virus outbreak begins.

July
24 July – The WHO declares the Équateur province Ebola virus outbreak over.

August
1 August – Another Ebola virus outbreak was confirmed in Kivu in the eastern region of the country.

December
23 December – scheduled date for the Democratic Republic of the Congo general election, 2018

Deaths



 * 30 March – André Bo-Boliko Lokonga, politician (b. 1934).
 * 3 July – Barthélemy Mukenge, politician (b. 1925).
 * 26 October – Valentin Masengo Mkinda, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1940).