Thousands protest in DRC over electoral commission appointee
About thousand people demonstrated in Kinshasa on Sunday 19 June, at the call of the Lay Coordinating Committee (CLC). This organization, affiliated to the Catholic […]
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Switzerland opens criminal investigation against Glencore for corruption in the DRC
It was the Anglo-Swiss trading, brokerage and materials extraction company that made the information public last Friday, after the stock exchange closed. Specializing in commodities […]
DR Congo: New outbreak of Ebola declared in northwest
A new outbreak of Ebola fever was declared in DR Congo, with new cases confirmed in the town of Mbandaka, at a time the is […]
Four journalists judged in appeal in Burundi
The trial on appeal of the four Iwacu(one of the last independent media in Burundi) journalists arrested on 22 October 2019 in Boubanza province, northwestern […]
Corruption: DR Congo president’s chief of staff arrested
The chief of staff to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa, after hours of questioning […]
DRC spy chief Delphin Kahimbi died by hanging – President
An inquiry into the death of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s spy chief has found that he died by hanging. At a weekly cabinet […]
Ebola vaccine approved in 4 African countries
Four African countries – the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ghana and Zambia – have licensed an Ebola vaccine that can now be distributed. “The […]
DRC: Killings and violence “may amount to crimes against humanity” – UN
The United Nations said killings, rapes and other barbaric violence committed by an ethnic armed group in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo against a rival […]
DRC: world’s worst measles outbreak killed over 6,000 – WHO
A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. According to the UN […]
Dozens killed as plane crashes into homes in DR Congo
In Democratic Republic of Congo, a plane crash has killed at least 27 people, including some on the ground on Sunday, a rescue official said. […]