Tag: DRC
dismissal of General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha as head of the Armed Forces General Staff
Changes at the head of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). Félix Tshisekedi made a series of appointments in a context of increasing violence in the…
Kinshasa launched its campaign to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council
The DRC officially launched its campaign to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council this Wednesday, December 18. The country is seeking a non-permanent member seat for the…
the M23 seizes the town of Matembe in Lubero
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels supported by Rwanda took control on Sunday of the town of Matembe, more than 150 kilometers north of Goma…
Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame meet at summit in Luanda
The meeting was long awaited as part of the process which aims to put an end to the conflict between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel movement, supported…
the expectations of the displaced people of Goma regarding the Luanda peace process
This Sunday, December 15, Congolese President Félix Thisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame are expected in Luanda, Angola. The objective is to continue talks on the peace process for eastern…
“responsibilities have been established”, responds the DRC to Amnesty
The spokesperson for the DRC government responded Thursday, December 12 to a report from Amnesty International in which the NGO estimates that “ senior Congolese army officials to be investigated…
a report from research institutes attacks transparency in the National Assembly
The report published this Thursday by Ebuteli and the Congo Study Group (GEC) draws a critical assessment of the previous legislature in the DRC, that of 2019 to 2023. Entitled…
the moment of truth for public companies?
Since Monday, Kinshasa has been hosting the Estates General of the Portfolio, a meeting intended to redefine the role and future of public companies. After more than twenty years of…
fighting resumes on the eastern front and continues on the northern front
Fighting resumed on Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8 in Saké, a town located about thirty kilometers from Goma, one of the main cities in eastern DRC. Clashes there…
Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu lay the foundations of a front to defend the Constitution during a meeting in Belgium
For the first time since the legislative and presidential elections of December 2023, Moïse Katumbi and Martin Fayulu, two major figures of the Congolese opposition, met in Genval, Belgium, this…