DRC: Former chief of staff of Félix Tshisekedi, Vital Kamerhe, acquitted on appeal
Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of President Felix Tshisekedi who was sentenced in 2020 to 20 years hard labour for embezzling nearly $60 […]
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Rwanda accuses UN of “taking sides” with DRC
Kigali said Monday that the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) is “taking sides” with Kinshasa, as tensions grow between the two […]
Pope postpones trip to DRC and South Sudan at doctors’ request
Pope Francis, 85, has been forced to postpone his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, scheduled for July 2-7, because […]
Kinshasa to release two detained Rwandan soldiers
The Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to release two Rwandan soldiers detained amid rising tensions between the two neighbors, Angolan President Joao Lourenço said […]
DRC: The Minister of Hydrocarbons questioned and heard by the ANR
Didier Budimbu Ntubuanga, Minister of Hydrocarbons, was released on Thursday evening after spending a night in the premises of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR) in […]
DRC: M23 announces withdrawal from villages under its control and calls for “a peaceful resolution of the crisis’’
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion announced on Sunday its withdrawal from villages that came under its control at the end of the week in […]
DRC: Agreement reached between the authorities and teachers’ unions after a three-month strike
The authorities and the higher education and university unions have reached an agreement on the salary scale after three months of strike action that paralyzed […]
US committed to denying Daech funding from DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Intelligence said his country is monitoring the financial movements of the Islamic State organization in the Democratic […]
DRC: A dozen displaced people killed in a camp in Ituri
Fourteen displaced people, including seven children, were killed Saturday in an attack by militiamen in a refugee camp in Ituri in the northeast of the […]
Curfew lifted and borders reopened in Congo
The government of Congo announced on Monday the lifting of the curfew, in force in the country’s two main cities, as well as the reopening […]