Voter Registration Drive Kicks off across DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission on Monday began voter registration ahead of the central African nation’s general elections. The government rejected fresh demands […]
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DR Congo: Opposition leader Tshisekedi is back home
Veteran opposition leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC), Etienne Tshisekedi came home on Wednesday after he left the country to seek medical treatment […]
DRC: Exiled Katumbi calls for timely elections
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s opposition presidential candidate Moise Katumbi, on Thursday, called for timely elections as the country commemorates its 56th independence anniversary. In […]
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 […]
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: John Kerry Calls for Timely Election
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called, during a recent meeting with President Joseph Kabila, for timely and credible elections in the Democratic Republic […]
DRC: Top Court to Rule on Kabila’s Future if Polls not Held
Members of parliament in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) want the country’s highest court to rule on whether President Joseph Kabila would stay in power […]
DRC: Opposition Alliance Endorses Katumbi as Presidential Candidate
An opposition alliance in the Democratic Republic of Congo has named a former governor of the country’s influential Katanga region and a flamboyantly successful tycoon, […]
DRC: Opposition Leader Arrested ahead of Planned General Strike
The police on Sunday arrested a prominent opposition leader ahead of a general strike against President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo planned […]
DRC loses up to $15 billion yearly due to fraud
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president’s anti-corruption adviser on Wednesday said the central African country loses up to $15 billion yearly due to fraud. During […]