Tag: DRC
Africans sold to work in mines in the DRC? Be careful of this infox
On social networks, a video seen more than 16 million times in a few days claims to show dozens of slaves being sold to work in mines in the Democratic…
Vital Kamerhe unsurprisingly elected president of the National Assembly
Three days after his home was attacked in an alleged coup attempt, Vital Kamerhe, Minister of Economy in the outgoing government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was elected Wednesday,…
an official ceremony for the victims killed during the May 3 bombing
Goma, the large city in the east of the DRC, is burying its dead this Wednesday, May 15 after the bombings of May 3. Rockets from the rebel positions of…
the ruling coalition poised to control the Senate
Already having a large majority in the National Assembly, the ruling coalition is also preparing to control the Senate. Tuesday May 14, three of its members took charge of the…
Ituri civil society calls for an end to the state of siege in the East
Civil society in the Congolese province of Ituri has been calling since Monday May 13 for an end to the state of siege. This special security regime where the army…
EU clarifications on the memorandum of understanding signed with Rwanda
The signing of this memorandum of understanding on minerals last February, between the European Union and Rwanda in the midst of the conflict in eastern DRC, was very poorly received…
the authorities denounce the “omerta of the international community” after the bombing of the Mugunga camp
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the government dispatched a delegation to Goma, capital of the North Kivu province, on May 9, 2024, while on May…
the UN and civil society worry about a “humanitarian catastrophe”
The World Food Program describes a “ humanitarian disaster » in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, heavily affected by flooding. According to the UN organization, nearly 500,000…
while heavy rains are forecast, the State creates controversy by asking populations to organize
Authorities say nearly 50 people died last week in the southwest due to landslides. Disasters linked to heavy rainfall are pushing the Congolese authorities to mobilize populations in order to…
clashes between the M23 and the Congolese army in the east of the country
In the DRC, violence has not subsided in North Kivu. After a series of bombings which affected displaced people in Goma, fighting continued between Congolese government forces and the M23…