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DR Congo opposition sets talks for naming election challenger

Leaders of Democratic Republic of Congo’s divided opposition will meet in Geneva on Thursday to choose a joint candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, sources said on Tuesday. « All opposition heads will...

Ten Years On, Still No Justice for Congo Massacre

Commanders Behind Kiwanja Killings Never Held to Account On November 4 to 5, 2008, rebel forces from the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) killed around 150 people, including...

South Africa to probe Rwanda ex-spy chief mysterious murder

An inquest into the death of an exiled Rwandan ex-spy chief who was found strangled in a luxury Johannesburg hotel in 2014 will open in January, a South African court official said...

Mushikiwabo: Francophonie has benefits for all in East Africa

Rwanda’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Louise Mushikiwabo spoke to Pamella Sittoni on her new role, working with President Paul Kagame, her tenure in Cabinet and the defining moments in her life. ...

The authorities say the attack was the work of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group rooted in Ugandan Islamism that has killed hundreds of Kivu civilians since its creation in 1995. The ADF is under UN sanctions. AFP PHOTO

Kivu the forgotten war in the heart of Africa

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? Yet this conflict...

Former vice-president of Democratic Republic of Congo Jean-Pierre Bemba. AFP PHOTO

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 six presidential hopefuls...

Rwanda's Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo is campaigning to become Francophonie secretary-general. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGAH | NMG

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 have political, social...

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 said on Thursday...

Anti-Joseph Kabila protesters left five people dead and scores injured in Kinshasa. (Robert Carrubba/EPA-EFE)

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 Joseph Kabila will...

This combination of file pictures made on August 8, 2018, shows (L-R) leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UPDS) opposition party Felix Tshisekedi i, former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary (R) and Democratic Republic of Congo former vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba. AFP PHOTO

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’s long-awaited elections....

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 base using that...

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 party said Friday....

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 airport from Belgium...

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 volatile countries. Katumbi...

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 not seek re-election....

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 series of shows....

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 against three of...

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 speech that had...

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. The changes...

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 boys and girls...

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Congo Indépendant

Catégorie : Presse anglophone

DR Congo opposition sets talks for naming election challenger

Ten Years On, Still No Justice for Congo Massacre

South Africa to probe Rwanda ex-spy chief mysterious murder

Mushikiwabo: Francophonie has benefits for all in East Africa

Kivu the forgotten war in the heart of Africa

Bemba denounces DR Congo election as ‘parody’ after ban

Rwanda is anti-France but wants to lead Francophonie? It’s all about global influence

Kabila issues an international arrest warrant for opposition leader Moise Katumbi

Kabila’s decision to step aside won’t change the DRC’s power dynamics

25 line up for DR Congo presidency

DR Congo deploys police at Zambian border ahead of Katumbi’s return

Barred DRC opposition leader Moise Katumbi to try entry via Zambia

Former DR Congo warlord Bemba lands in Kinshasa

DR Congo tycoon seeks permission to return to contest key election

US pressures Kabila to step aside in DR Congo vote

Zambia court summons Congolese rhumba star Olomide

DPP amends Jamil Mukulu’s charge sheet

Joseph Kabila maintains suspense over political plans five months to elections

DR Congo’s Kabila promotes blacklisted generals

Language barrier hindering refugee access to health services

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