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 […]
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Kinshasa recovers mining assets from Israeli Dan Gertler out of court
The Congolese State has reached an out-of-court agreement with Israeli businessman Dan Gertler by which it recovers “disputed mining and oil assets” valued at more […]
Kinshasa and Ankara sign seven cooperation agreements
Seven bilateral cooperation agreements have been signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Turkey in the security and economic fields at the end of […]
Kenya: Vice President in turmoil after controversial remarks on DRC
At a political rally on Monday, February 14, Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto promised the people of Nyeri, in central Kenya, investment in dairy farming. […]
DRC: The managers of the company managing the ports and transport arrested
The hunt for the heads of public companies continues. Suspected of forgery, use of forgeries and attempted embezzlement, the managers of the Société commerciale des […]
ICJ orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DRC
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s highest court, has ruled in the dispute between Uganda and the DRC. The DRC had claimed $11 […]
DRC: Twenty dead in Kinshasa after a high voltage line falls
Twenty-six people were electrocuted on Wednesday, February 2, when a high-voltage power cable broke loose from two pylons that run through a market in the […]
DRC: Former President Joseph Kabila will not appear in Chebeya case
Former President Joseph Kabila will not appear at the appeal trial of the murder of human rights defender Floribert Chebeya. Using its “discretionary power”, the […]
Congolese rumba listed as intangible heritage of humanity
Since Tuesday evening, the Congolese rumba is officially part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. A decision taken by UNESCO, meeting this week to […]
Uganda deploys soldiers to eastern DRC
Ugandan troops involved in the operation launched on Tuesday in consultation with Kinshasa against the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels continued their deployment in eastern […]