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 […]
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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, […]
Congo Arrests 18 pro-democracy Activists
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]