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 […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba
DRC has a new government
A new government team, made up of personalities all of whom support President Félix Tshisekedi, was unveiled on Monday, April 12 in the DRC. This […]
DRC: Main opposition platform has now to auto proclaimed “coordinators
Last elections were a mess within Lamuka, the main opposition platform. Two founding members now claim to be “coordinators. In coalition with President Félix Tshisekedi […]
DRC: President Tshisekedi met Jean-Pierre Bemba and Moïse Katumbi to talk “Sacred Union of the Nation”
How to define the “Sacred Union of the Nation”? The debate is still far from over. President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi and his main allies Jean-Pierre Bemba […]
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 […]
ICC sentences Jean-Pierre Bemba for witness tampering
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally sentenced DRC’s former vice president, Jean-Pierre Bemba to a €300,000 fine and a 12-month sentence for witness tampering. […]
Congo Elections: top court excludes Bemba from race
Opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has been definitively barred from running as a presidential candidate in December’s presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The […]
DRC’s Kabila will not run in December elections
Joseph Kabila will not be a candidate in December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, government spokesman Lambert Mende told reporters in the […]
Exiled DRC tycoon to try entry via Zambia to contest key election
Exiled opposition leader and multimillionaire Moise Katumbi will not attempt to land in DR. Congo after his private jet has been barred from landing on […]
Congo’s Bemba arrives in, prepares to Challenge Kabila
Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba arrives in Kinshasa on Wednesday to submit his presidential candidacy after a decade in prison in The Hague. The president […]