Kinshasa and Kampala announce air strikes from Uganda against the ADF rebels
Air and artillery strikes in the DRC from Uganda on Tuesday targeted rebel positions of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), accused by Kinshasa of numerous […]
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DRC: Former minister Willy Bakonga released after 7 months in prison in Kinshasa
The former minister of Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo Willy Bakonga, sentenced in March to three years in prison for “money laundering”, was […]
National Assembly accepts Denis Kadima as head of DRC’s Electoral commission amidst violent protest
The National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo endorsed on Saturday the choice of Denis Kadima as president of the Electoral commission during a […]
DRC: President Felix Tshisekedi declares his ambition to run for a second term
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi in power since January 2019 announced, Wednesday, in an interview with the pan-African magazine […]
DRC: Vital Kamerhe sentenced to 13 years in prison on appeal
Vital Kamerhe, former Chief of staff to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was sentenced last year to 20 years in prison […]
DRC: Felix Tshisekedi meets IMF Managing Director to negotiate new program
While a mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been in Kinshasa for more than a week, Kristalina Ivanova Gueorguieva, managing director of this […]
DRC: Two ex-rebels appointed as governors of North Kivu and Ituri
The names of the military governors of North Kivu and Ituri are finally known. They are expected to take office on Thursday, May 6, the […]
Chad: Presidents Macron and Tshisekedi call for a peaceful transition
The repression of the demonstrations and the violence were condemned yesterday in Paris by the French and Congolese presidents. Felix Tshisekedi, who holds the rotating […]
Chadians pay their last national tribute to former President Idriss Déby today
The Chadian president died on Tuesday 20 April in the combat zone in the northwest of the country. A dozen foreign heads of state are […]
DRC: Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa elected President of the Constitutional Court
Dieudonné Kaluba Dibwa was elected, as president of the Constitutional Court, Tuesday, April 20 by his peers to replace Benoit Lwamba who resigned in July […]