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 […]
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DRC: Kalev Mutondo, former intelligence chief called to surrender
Alain Atundu, the last head of intelligence under Mobutu Sese Seko, has fired two arrows. The first is aimed at the Congolese state, which is […]
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 […]
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: 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: Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi discussed the strengthening of relations with President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa
Coming from Nigeria, the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, was received, Wednesday, January 6, by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. During this audience, the two […]
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 […]