Does the Democratic Republic of the Congo have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Burundi
No conscription
Rwanda
No conscription
Republic of the Congo
No conscription
Angola
Active conscription
Zambia
No conscription
Uganda
No conscription

Other laws in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Death Penalty
Retained / in use
Gun Laws
Restrictive

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