DRC: Grand Inga Dam Construction to Start without Social Impact Surveys
The democratic Republic of Congo is set to begin construction of the largest dam in the world within months, without conducting any environmental impact study […]
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UN Deploys Human Rights Monitors in Chaotic Burundi
The United Nations in Burundi has completed the deployment of a team of human rights monitors to investigate allegations of human rights abuses in the […]
Copper-Rich DRC Cuts Budget, Warns of Hyperinflation
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday proposed cutting operating costs of cabinet and other public services by 30 percent, warning of […]
DRC: Katumbi Appears before Prosecutor, Rejects Accusations
Moise Katumbi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition presidential candidate on Monday appeared before a prosecutor amid accusations from the government that he hired foreign […]
DRC: Is Opposition Candidate’s Arrest in the Air?
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) opposition candidate Moise Katumbi has claimed on Thursday that security forces plan to arrest him after they surrounded his […]
Congo Buries King of Rumba Music
Papa Wemba, the king of rumba has finally been buried on Wednesday at a cemetery in the capital of his native Democratic Republic of Congo […]
DRC: Rumba King Starts his Last Journey
The body of Papa Wemba, the Congolese King of Rumba music, has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local media reported. Hundreds […]
DRC: John Kerry Calls for Timely Election
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called, during a recent meeting with President Joseph Kabila, for timely and credible elections in the Democratic Republic […]
DRC: Top Court to Rule on Kabila’s Future if Polls not Held
Members of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) want the country’s highest court to rule on whether President Joseph Kabila would stay in power […]
DRC: Opposition Alliance Endorses Katumbi as Presidential Candidate
An opposition alliance in the Democratic Republic of Congo has named a former governor of the country’s influential Katanga region and a flamboyantly successful tycoon, […]