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 […]
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Kabila Meets Nguesso over DRC’s Political Crisis
DR Congo president Joseph Kabila on Monday met with Congo-Brazzaville’s president Denis Sassou Nguesso in his hometown of Oyo, northern Congo, to discuss the tense […]
DRC: UN Extends Sanctions until July 2017
The United Nations Security Council this week urged the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to hold elections by the end of the year […]
DRC’s Army Kills 6 Ugandan Rebels, Loses one Soldier
A violent clash between the Congolese army and rebels in Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) left six Ugandan rebels of […]
DRC: Yellow Fever Case Linked to Local Mosquito
A new case of yellow fever has been detected in democratic republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, a spokesman for the World Health Organisation said on […]
DRC: Grand Inga Dam Construction to Start without Social Impact Surveys
The democratic Republic of Congo is set to begin construction of the largest dam in the world within months, without conducting any environmental impact study […]
Copper-Rich DRC Cuts Budget, Warns of Hyperinflation
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday proposed cutting operating costs of cabinet and other public services by 30 percent, warning of […]
DRC: Katumbi Appears before Prosecutor, Rejects Accusations
Moise Katumbi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition presidential candidate on Monday appeared before a prosecutor amid accusations from the government that he hired foreign […]
DRC: Is Opposition Candidate’s Arrest in the Air?
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) opposition candidate Moise Katumbi has claimed on Thursday that security forces plan to arrest him after they surrounded his […]
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 […]