When asked to name a long-running war somewhere the world, many people are likely to point to notorious hotspots such as Afghanistan or Syria. How many would name Kivu? Yetlire la suite…
Catégorie : Presse anglophone
Bemba denounces DR Congo election as ‘parody’ after ban
Former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre Bemba Tuesday denounced a long-delayed December presidential election as a « parody » after the country’s top court banned him from contesting. Bemba was one of sixlire la suite…
Rwanda is anti-France but wants to lead Francophonie? It’s all about global influence
For more than a year now, Rwanda has been campaigning enthusiastically to be the next leader of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, a group of French-speaking states that havelire la suite…
Kabila issues an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moise Katumbi
The Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moise Katumbi, who has been in self-imposed exile since 2016. Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba saidlire la suite…
Kabila’s decision to step aside won’t change the DRC’s power dynamics
The ruling party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Peoples’ Party for Reconciliation and Democracy, made an announcement recently that took everybody by surprise — that Josephlire la suite…
25 line up for DR Congo presidency
Three opposition heavyweights, a 92-year-old ally of an independence hero and the president’s chosen successor are among 25 candidates who have registered to run in the Democratic Republic of Congo’slire la suite…
DR Congo deploys police at Zambian border ahead of Katumbi’s return
Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo have deployed at the main road to Zambia, after opposition politician Moise Katumbi declared he would attempt to return to his Lubumbashi baselire la suite…
Barred DRC opposition leader Moise Katumbi to try entry via Zambia
Exiled opposition leader Moise Katumbi will not attempt to land in DR Congo after being barred from entering the country, but will instead try to enter via Zambia, his partylire la suite…
Former DR Congo warlord Bemba lands in Kinshasa
Former warlord and ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday after an 11-year absence, an AFP reporter saw. Bemba, 55, arriving at Kinshasa airportlire la suite…
DR Congo tycoon seeks permission to return to contest key election
Multimillionaire and political heavyweight Moise Katumbi on Monday said he had sought permission to return to DR Congo this week to contest presidential elections in one of Africa’s most volatilelire la suite…
US pressures Kabila to step aside in DR Congo vote
With only five months to go before elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United States on Thursday urged President Joseph Kabila to quickly declare that he will notlire la suite…
Zambia court summons Congolese rhumba star Olomide
A Zambia Magistrate’s court has ordered controversial Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomide to appear before it by Friday. Olomide, popularly known as Mopao, landed in Lusaka Wednesday for a serieslire la suite…
DPP amends Jamil Mukulu’s charge sheet
The director of public prosecutions (DPP) has amended the charge sheet of former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel leader Jamil Mukulu. According to the amended charge sheet, criminal proceedings againstlire la suite…
Joseph Kabila maintains suspense over political plans five months to elections
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, kept his country guessing on Thursday over his political plans five months ahead of crucial elections. In a state-of-the-nation speechlire la suite…
DR Congo’s Kabila promotes blacklisted generals
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila replaced the country’s army chief in a military shake-up at the weekend that included the promotion of two key allies on a US sanctions blacklist.lire la suite…
Language barrier hindering refugee access to health services
At 10.30am on a Monday morning, the youth centre (Muvubuka Agunjuse Adolescents Sexual Reproductive Health Information and Service Provision Centre) at Kisenyi Health Centre IV is crowded. About 100 boyslire la suite…
DR Congo pro-Kabila group launches electoral platform
Campaigners supporting DR Congo President Joseph Kabila, whom critics accuse of seeking an illegal third term in office, launched their electoral platform Sunday without saying whether he would run inlire la suite…
Diplomats express concern over delayed age limit petition ruling
Ambassadors accredited to Uganda have questioned the delayed delivery of a judgment on the consolidated petition challenging the amendment of the Constitution to remove the presidential age limits. The ambassadorslire la suite…