DRC: 49 dead following shipwreck in the Northwest
At least 49 people are feared drowned while about the same number survived after an overcrowded whaleboat sank in the River Congo, a local official […]
Joseph Kabila
DRC: Botswana’s new leader urges Kabila not to run for election again
Botswana’s new leader has urged DRC President Joseph Kabila not to stand for re-election in the presidential poll expected this year. The election – now […]
DRC says no to “foreign interference” in elections
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said it would refuse international financing of the presidential election to avoid “foreign interference.” The move comes after […]
DRC’s self-exiled opposition leader to return home in June
Exiled Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi on Monday said he will return to the Democratic Republic of Congo by June to lodge his candidacy for […]
DRC’s Joseph Kabila must step down – Botswana government
Botswana government on Monday criticized President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila for his country’s humanitarian and security crisis. In a statement published […]
DR Congo’s Kabila to name successor in July
Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) president Joseph Kabila will not contest upcoming elections, the information minister Lambert Mende said. According to Mende, Kabila intends to […]
DRC: Attackers torch President Kabila’s property in North Kivu
A house belonging to President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been attacked and set ablaze by unknown men, U.N. sponsored radio, […]
US Envoy to United Nations visits Africa
The United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy has kicked off an official visit to Africa, starting from Ethiopia on Monday. America’s United Nations envoy […]
No presidential polls in DR Congo until mid-2019
There will not be elections to choose the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) until 2019, the electoral commission said. Elections were […]
SADC to send a special envoy to DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be sending a former head of state to the Democratic Republic of Congo as a special envoy amidst […]