Tag: DRC
DRC: Arrests targeting M23 sympathizers continue in North Kivu
In the DRC, arrests continue for people accused of collusion with the M23. After the death sentence of 26 people by a military court last week, attention is now turning…
DRC: Arrest in Beni of 31 people suspected of belonging to the ADF
The Congolese army presented on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 31 people arrested in Beni, including several foreign fighters affiliated with the ADF, a former Ugandan rebellion that pledged allegiance to…
DRC: Government announces reductions in import charges
Asphyxiated by soaring prices, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reducing import duties to reduce the cost of basic necessities on the market. What room for…
DRC: Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge elected President of the Senate
He is moving from the Prime Minister’s office to the upper house of Parliament in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge, 47, is the new President of…
Eastern DRC: João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi satisfied with progress in the ceasefire
The Angolan Head of State and African Union mediator for the peace process in the DRC, João Lourenço, arrived in Kinshasa on Monday 12 August, where he had a one-on-one…
DRC: Augustin Kabuya, head of the presidential party UDPS, dismissed
In the DRC, the presidential party, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) is sinking further into crisis. This Sunday, Augustin Kabuya, the party’s leader for two years, was…
DRC: new attack by the ADF group in the Beni-Mbau sector
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a new attack attributed to the armed group ADF hit the territory of Beni, in the east of the country on Saturday, August 10,…
DRC: release of 527 prisoners from Makala prison as authorities try to ease overcrowding
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 527 prisoners granted conditional release have left Makala Central Prison, described as a “death trap” by civil society. This is the second wave…
DRC: Alliance for Change demands release of Jean-Marc Kabund, party leader
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), activists and supporters of the Alliance for Change, the party of Jean-Marc Kabund and former secretary general of the UDPS, demonstrated on Friday,…
Anger of transporters at the Zambian border
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the embargo on the importation of sugary and carbonated drinks is causing discontent at the Zambian border in the town of Kasumbalesa. Small…