State dossier
Democratic Republic of the Congo
COD · DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN). Supports negotiating a treaty but has not said what it should prohibit.
Wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN), since 2025-10-16, interpreted (INFERRED)
In the 2025 First Committee general debate, the Democratic Republic of the Congo named autonomous weapons as a concern and urged states to negotiate a legally binding instrument so that military AI stays within international law. It did not say what the instrument should ban. The statement is in French only, so this reading is a description, not a quotation.
The DRC urges negotiation of a legally binding instrument covering military AI, in a passage about lethal autonomous weapons.
French-only general debate statement. After naming military AI and lethal autonomous weapons systems (SALA) as sources of concern, the DRC urges member states to act decisively to negotiate a legally binding instrument so that technological progress serves humanity and military AI stays compatible with international humanitarian law, adding that humans, not machines, must stay at the center. Declaration de la Republique Democratique du Congo, UNGA 80 First Committee general debate (French), 2025-10-16 source
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How did it vote?
did not vote, Yes, Yes across the three resolutions.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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