DRC: Former minister Willy Bakonga released after 7 months in prison in Kinshasa
The former minister of Education of the Democratic Republic of Congo Willy Bakonga, sentenced in March to three years in prison for “money laundering”, was […]
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The Constitutional Court of the DRC withdraws from the Matata Ponyo case
The Constitutional Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ruled on Monday in Kinshasa that it had no jurisdiction to try former Prime Minister […]
DRC: President Felix Tshisekedi declares his ambition to run for a second term
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi in power since January 2019 announced, Wednesday, in an interview with the pan-African magazine […]
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: 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 […]