M23 says DRC-Rwanda ceasefire not binding
The ceasefire announced Wednesday in Luanda after a summit between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame “does not commit the M23,” the […]
Congo
Strike shuts down Congo’s oil facilities
Workers of oil companies operating in Congo have begun an unlimited strike over wage demands, paralyzing the sector which accounts for more than 80% of […]
DRC: Former chief of staff of Félix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, acquitted on appeal
Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi who was sentenced in 2020 to 20 years hard labour for embezzling nearly $60 […]
DRC: Patrice Lumumba’s remains officially handed over to his family by Belgian justice
On Monday 20 June 2022, more than 61 years after his death, the remains of Patrice Lumumba, the Congolese Prime Minister, were returned to his […]
Marc-Vivien Foé Prize: Ivorian Seko Fofana succeeds Gaël Kakuta
Seko Fofana was elected best African player of the French soccer championship (Ligue 1) 2021-2022 by a jury assembled by RFI and France 24. In […]
DRC 2023 presidential election: Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo candidate
The former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, currently a senator, Augustin Matata Ponyo, announced on Tuesday that he will be a candidate […]
DRC: M23 rebels released three military prisoners
The “M23” rebels have handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross three Congolese soldiers they captured during recent fighting in eastern DRC, […]
DRC: Thomas Lubanga and Floribert Ndjabu regain freedom in Ituri civil society
In northeastern DRC, the last members of the presidential task force who have been held hostage by the Codeco armed group for more than two […]
DRC: M23 announces withdrawal from villages under its control and calls for “a peaceful resolution of the crisis’’
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion announced on Sunday its withdrawal from villages that came under its control at the end of the week in […]
Three hostages members of a Congolese delegation released by an armed group in DRC
Three members of a Congolese delegation held hostage for a month and a half by an armed group with which it had come to negotiate […]