Democratic Republic of Congo – Page 18

The Constitutional Court of the DRC withdraws from the Matata Ponyo case

November 16, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ruled on Monday in Kinshasa that it had no jurisdiction to try former Prime Minister […]

Rebels and security forces killed in Eastern DRC

November 4, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, six rebels, two police officers and one Congolese soldier were killed during an incursion by armed men on Tuesday […]

DRC: The new CENI team is sworn in

October 27, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

They were sworn in before the assembled Constitutional Court, headed by Kaluba Dibwe Dieudonné, the president of that institution, and Jean-Paul Mukola Nkokesha, the Attorney […]

National Assembly accepts Denis Kadima as head of DRC’s Electoral commission amidst violent protest

October 18, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo endorsed on Saturday the choice of Denis Kadima as president of the Electoral commission during a […]

Miners killed in artisanal mine collapse in South Kivu

October 14, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Seven miners are dead and five are missing after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. “Seven […]

A spectacular fire in the center of Bukavu destroys the offices of RTNC

September 16, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

A spectacular fire destroyed on Tuesday night in the center of Bukavu, capital of South Kivu in Eastern DRC, a large building that housed the […]

Meningitis kills over 100 people in northeastern DRC

September 9, 2021 Steven Addamah 0

A meningitis outbreak has been declared in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 129 deaths have been recorded, the World Health Organization (WHO) office […]

Egyptian construction giant Arab Contractors lands €110-m road construction project in DRC

August 26, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Arab Contractors, an Egyptian regional and massive construction and contracting company, has said it has been awarded a road construction contract worth €110 million […]