DR Congo sets date for long-awaited presidential election
The Democratic Republic of Congo has finally set a date for the long-awaited presidential election to vote for the successor of President Joseph Kabila. According […]
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Kinshasa Jails 15 “bye-bye Kabila” Protesters, Acquits 34
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday sentenced 15 anti-government protesters who were arrested during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s continued […]
U.S. Sanctions DR Congo Top Officials
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday, imposed sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Evariste Boshab and Kalev Mutondo, accusing them of […]
DRC’s PM Matata Ponyo resigns and praises achievements
Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo resigned on Monday as part of the national dialogue framework agreement to allow a sharing of power with the […]
DRC: Some Parties Agree to April 2018 Elections, Others Plan Protests
Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition and some opposition parties on Sunday agreed to delay the presidential election in the central African nation to April […]
UK Backs Plan to Sanction DRC Officials
The United Kingdom on Thursday said it backs targeted European Union sanctions against officials in Democratic Republic of Congo to end government repression and encourage […]
DRC: Anti-Kabila Riots Claim 50 deaths – Opposition
The opposition coalition’s demonstration in the Democratic Republic of Congo saw a violent start in the capital Kinshasa on Monday where over 50 people died […]
DRC: Protesters Call Kabila to Step Down
Protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are burning tyres and barricading roads in the capital Kinshasa on Monday, urging President Kabila to step […]
US Envoy to Join DRC’s Political Dialogue
The United States’ Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region, Thomas Perriello, is expected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to engage […]
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 […]