DRC: Some Parties Agree to April 2018 Elections, Others Plan Protests
Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition and some opposition parties on Sunday agreed to delay the presidential election in the central African nation to April […]
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UK Backs Plan to Sanction DRC Officials
The United Kingdom on Thursday said it backs targeted European Union sanctions against officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to end government repression and encourage […]
US Freezes Assets of Two DRC Top Military Officials
Two top military officials close to President Joseph Kabila in Democratic Republic of Congo have been blacklisted by the United States government on Wednesday. The […]
Ethiopian PM Says Rieck Machar is no More ‘Welcome’
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalgen said former South Sudan first vice president and rebel leader, Riek Machar is only welcome to the country on […]
DRC: Protesters Call Kabila to Step Down
Protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are burning tyres and barricading roads in the capital Kinshasa on Monday, urging President Kabila to step […]
DRC: Catholic Bishops Threaten to Quit Edem Kodjo Led Dialogue
The Catholic Church of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has threatened to withdraw from the “national dialogue” led by Edem Kodjo if the forum […]
DRC: UN Condemns Arrest of Opposition Members
The United Nations on Wednesday condemned the arrest of 32 people during the nationwide shutdown strike organized by the opposition in the Democratic Republic of […]
Dutch Major General to Oversee UN Investigation in Juba
The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Tuesday, appointed a retired Dutch Major General to lead a months’ independent probe into the July 2016 violence […]
DRC: Opposition Calls for Nationwide Strike
Opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have asked Congolese to observe a nationwide shutdown to protest false and non-inclusive dialogue in the […]
UN Urges DRC to Investigate Machete Killing of 47 Civilians
The United Nations on Tuesday, urged the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate the killing of dozens civilians including two children in […]