Disaster looming on South-eastern DR Congo, UNHCR warns
The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday warned that a humanitarian disaster of “extraordinary proportions,” is looming on the Tanganyika region in south-eastern Democratic Republic […]
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DR Congo sets date for long-awaited presidential election
The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally set a date for the long-awaited presidential election to vote for the successor of President Joseph Kabila. According […]
DRC: UNICEF warns about dire situation of children in Kasai
The world must not turn a blind eye to the dire situation of children and families in the Grand Kasai region of the Democratic Republic […]
DR Congo: Opposition figure grabs PM role
Samy Badibanga, Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader has been named prime minister in the troubled central African nation on Thursday as part of a […]
CAFCON/GABON 2017: Morocco to wrestle with CI, Togo, DRC at group stage
Moroccan national soccer team will start its African Cup Nations 2017 campaign with DR Congo in the same group with reigning champions Cote d’Ivoire and […]
Tanzania, DRC to Jointly Explore Petroleum in Lake Tanganyika
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Tanzania on Tuesday inked a memorandum of understanding in the capital Dar es Salaam, to jointly explore 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 […]
EU Releases New Blacklist of Banned Airlines, Many are African
The European Union has published its new blacklist of airlines failing the block’s aviation regultions.19 countries feature on the blacklist. The restrictions imposed by the […]
DRC: Obama Calls Kabila for “Smooth Democratic Transition”
U.S. President Barack Obama urged DRC President Joseph Kabila to favor the first peaceful and smooth democratic transition in the largest African country, Jeune Afrique […]
China Development Bank lends $ 2 billion to Transnet group
The South African logistics group Transnet announced it had obtained a loan of 30 billion rand ($ 2 billion) from the China Development Bank to […]