Democratic Republic of Congo

DRC: Vital Kamerhe sentenced to 13 years in prison on appeal

June 16, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Vital Kamerhe, former Chief of staff to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was sentenced last year to 20 years in prison […]

ICJ: Uganda rejects DRC’s “exorbitant” claims

April 23, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

War reparations are at the heart of the proceedings underway at the International Court of Justice since Tuesday. In 2005, the UN court found Uganda […]

DRC: Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa elected President of the Constitutional Court

April 21, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa was elected, as president of the Constitutional Court, Tuesday, April 20 by his peers to replace Benoit Lwamba who resigned in July […]

Democratic Republic of Congo: at least 15 civilians were massacred in Bulongo

March 16, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The territory of Beni has once again been the target of an attack by an armed group. On Sunday night, March 15, at least 15 […]

DRC: postponement of Covid vaccination due to doubts about AstraZeneca vaccine

March 15, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) received 1.7 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine a week ago as part of the Covax program. However, the country […]

The Italian ambassador to the DRC killed in an attack

February 23, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Luca Attanasio, was killed Monday morning with his bodyguard and a driver of the World […]

DRC: About forty pygmies massacred in the village of Abembi

January 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Pygmies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have not let the massacre of about 40 pygmies go unnoticed last week during an attack attributed […]

DRC: The National Assembly holds an extraordinary session today

January 5, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

An extraordinary session of the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to open on Tuesday 5 January. On the agenda are […]

DRC: Tabo Taberi alias Sheka was sentenced to life imprisonment

November 24, 2020 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tabo Taberi alias Sheka, former leader of the militia Nduma Defence of Congo, was sentenced Monday, […]