Democratic Republic of Congo – Page 27

DRC: John Kerry Calls for Timely Election

April 26, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

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

April 15, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

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

March 31, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

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, […]

Congo Arrests 18 pro-democracy Activists

March 16, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Democratic Republic of Congo’s police has arrested 18 protesters on Tuesday during a demonstration calling for the release of jailed pro-democracy activists arrested a year […]

DRC: Mine collapse leaves 2 dead, 5 missing

March 9, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

At least two workers died and five are still missing after a 250-metre copper and cobalt mine collapsed in the south-eastern region of Democratic Republic […]

DRC: Nationwide Strike Slows Activities

February 17, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday observed a nationwide general strike called for by the opposition to put pressure on the president […]

DRC: Opposition Leader Arrested ahead of Planned General Strike

February 15, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The police on Sunday arrested a prominent opposition leader ahead of a general strike against President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo planned […]

Congo has not renounced revising mining code, Ministry

February 12, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world’s largest source of cobalt and Africa’s biggest copper producer, has not dropped plans to revise its mining code, […]

DRC: Ex-militia leader Germain Katanga trial starts

February 4, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The trial of the ex-Militia leader Germain Katanga began on Wednesday in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. The warlord Katanga stands before court, along […]