DRC: National Assembly voted for a bill to protect indigenous pygmy people
Victory for the one million pygmies after the National Assembly voted on Wednesday for a bill that enshrines affirmative action for the once marginalized indigenous […]
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DRC: The tripartite meeting on the Grand Barrage de la Renaissance ended with no agreement
The tripartite meeting on the Grand Barrage de la Renaissance (GERD) ended on Tuesday, April 6 in Kinshasa. Scheduled to last two days, it lasted […]
DR Congo has a new Prime Minister
Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, until now general manager of Gécamines, the state mining company, has been appointed Prime Minister of the Government of Sacred Union […]
Felix Tshisekedi takes the AU lead
The 34th summit of the African Union ended Sunday, February 7 after two days of videoconferencing. A summit that on the whole and in view […]
DRC: The National Assembly dismisses Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga and his government
The National Assembly voted this Wednesday, January 27, by an overwhelming majority a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister close to former President […]
DRC: Alleged embezzlement scandal blocks World Bank aid
A little more than a year after the introduction of free primary education, the flagship measure of President Felix Tshisekedi, a scandal of alleged misappropriation […]
DRC: New informant Modeste Bahati Lukwebo starts his consultations
Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, was appointed on 31 December as an informant. He starts his consultations on January 20. He announced this on Tuesday 19 January […]
DRC: Turbulent opening of the extraordinary session of the National Assembly against the backdrop of Covid-19
Convened in emergency, the deputies are back since Monday in the National Assembly. They came for an extraordinary session of thirty days against a backdrop […]
DRC: The country’s first War School is opened by President Félix Tshisekedi
President Félix Tshisekedi opened the country’s first War School, the second in Central Africa, according to the Congolese presidency. This third level school is the […]
DRC: The National Assembly holds an extraordinary session today
An extraordinary session of the National Assembly in the Democratic Republic of Congo is due to open on Tuesday 5 January. On the agenda are […]