DRC: exiled opposition leader, Katumbi backs anti-Kabila protests
Self-exiled opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Moise Katumbi last weekend backed calls for protests, inviting Congolese to hit the streets against incumbent […]
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DRC’s Kasai: Security forces, militia killed over 3,000 people
Army forces and a militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed at least 3,383 people in the central Kasai region since October, the […]
Zambia: Sugar production increases by 47%
Zambia Sugar, a unit of Associated British Foods, on Thursday said its refined sugar production has increased by 47% to 65,000 tons in the year […]
French hostage freed in DRC
Armed attackers freed a French national and three Congolese kidnapped in March during an attack on a gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, […]
WHO confirms Ebola cases in DRC’s isolated far north
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday confirmed a second case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and suspected 17 other cases. […]
IMF team to visit DR Congo as economic crisis deepens
International Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde on Thursday proposed a visit of IMF officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to check the state of […]
DRC: 4,600 people flee homes daily – UN
About 4,600 people flee their homes every day in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the political and humanitarian crisis deepens, the UN said on […]
DRC to finance polls with internal resources– PM
The new Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bruno Tshibala on Wednesday indicated that the central African mineral-rich nation will organise next […]
ICC warns warlords in conflict-hit DRC, Pope Francis calls for peace
The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda this weekend warned warlords and authorities in unstable Democratic Republic of Congo that her office was “carefully […]
Two UN experts kidnapped in DRC’s Kasaï region
Gunmen have kidnapped two United Nations officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai Central province, officials said. Michael Sharp, a U.S. citizen, and Zaida […]