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 […]
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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 […]
DRC: Governors of the 26 provinces meet with President Tshisekedi
The twenty-six provincial governors are convened in Kinshasa for a conference around President Felix Tshisekedi. The theme of this meeting: “The governance of the provinces […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo once again to benefit from the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act
After almost a decade of exclusion, the Democratic Republic of Congo will once again be able to benefit from the trade preferences offered by AGOA. […]
DRC: A fight broke out in the National Assembly
As pro-Tshisekedi deputies and others in the opposition want to bring down the office of the National Assembly hitherto controlled by the Kabila camp, clashes […]
DRC: Félix Tshisekedi announces the end of his coalition with former president Joseph Kabila
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi delivered a 30-minute speech on Sunday, December 6, to give an assessment of the national consultations held in November and announce […]
DRC: The death of thirty-nine professors from the University of Kinshasa since January worries
Thirty-nine professors from the University of Kinshasa, the largest in the country, have died since January. Illness, poor medical care and difficult working conditions are […]