Congo opposition parties quit pact to back one candidate
The son of Etienne Tshisekedi, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s late opposition leader, has withdrawn from the coalition that named a joint candidate over the […]
Joseph Kabila
DRC: UN calls for dialogue amid political stalemate
The United Nations Security Council has called for dialogue on the electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The move follows a five-day […]
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 […]
AU calls for transparent elections in DRC
The African Union has called on the Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure peaceful, transparent and truly inclusive elections. The central Africa mineral-rich nation is […]
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 […]
‘Time for posturing is over’ – U.S. warns Congo’s Kabila
The United States on Thursday warned President of Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila that “the time for posturing is over.” DR. Congo is in […]
Jean-Pierre Bemba back in DRC politics, set to contest for presidency
The former warlord and vice president of DR. Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted last month of war crimes, will return to the Central African […]
Congo election remains on track, says Kabila
President Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday said a presidential election in December would go ahead as planned but he declined to […]