Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
The Kenyan government is on high alert following Ebola reports in DR Congo. The move comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday, following one positive test in a...
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has a new excuse for delaying polls : saying it can’t afford to hold a presidential election
The government of Joseph Kabila is has a new excuse for delaying the vote that would usher in a new president: Elections are expensive. Pierre Kangudia, budget minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Thousands of Congolese pay last respect to main opposition leader in Brussels
Tears flowed Sunday as thousands of members of the Congolese diaspora paid their emotional last respects to opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi, known affectionately as “papa”, who died in Brussels last week. Many waited in...
Gunfire Erupts in Kinshasa as Kabila’s Term Expires
Gunfire was heard in several parts of Kinshasa early Tuesday as Congo’s long-serving President Joseph Kabila appeared set to stay on despite the expiry of his mandate. The state television overnight announced a new...
DRC Prime Minister, Augustin Matata Resigns
Congolese Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo resigned on Monday 14th November 2016, as part of the national dialogue framework agreement which stipulates that an opposition leader takes the position of Prime Minister. “I have...
DRC Opposition Unites Against President Kabila
Leading opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have organized themselves under one umbrella called “Rassemblement” or “Rally” to force President Joseph Kabila to leave power. Kabila’s second term...
Suspected Rebels Kidnap Red Cross Workers in Congo
Three Red Cross staff members have been kidnapped in eastern Congo in an attack blamed by a rights group on Rwandan rebels. The abductions were confirmed on Tuesday in a tweet from Dominik...
Presidential Election Poll Opens In Congo
Voters in the Republic of Congo are going to the polls Sunday for the country’s presidential election. On the eve of the vote, the government ordered telecom providers to block all service during Sunday’s...
DRC Taking Rape Allegations Seriously
GOMA, DRC A Democratic Republic of Congo official says the country is taking seriously allegations that several of its soldiers deployed as peacekeepers in the Central African Republic committed rape. The United Nations says...
14 killed in east DR Congo by suspected Rwandan rebels
Fourteen people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo overnight by suspected Rwandan rebels accused of repeated attacks in the area, local authorities and the military said Thursday. The latest assault took...
