DR Congo’s PM to sign new mining code despite miners’ opposition
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister will sign into law this Friday regulations to immediately implement a new mining code that will replace the previous […]
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Ebola outbreak confirmed in DRC
Ebola outbreak has killed at least 17 people in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the war-stricken nations’ ministry of health said in a statement. […]
DRC: Botswana’s new leader urges Kabila not to run for election again
Botswana’s new leader has urged DRC President Joseph Kabila not to stand for re-election in the presidential poll expected this year. The election – now […]
DRC’s self-exiled opposition leader to return home in June
Exiled Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi on Monday said he will return to the Democratic Republic of Congo by June to lodge his candidacy for […]
DR Congo: M23 Fighters helped Kabila to crush protesters – HRW
Human Rights Watch in a report released on Monday said senior security force officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo mobilized over 200 former M23 […]
No presidential polls in DR Congo until mid-2019
There will not be elections to choose the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) until 2019, the electoral commission said. Elections were […]
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 […]
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, […]