Tag: DRC
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…
M23 rebellion seizes Ishasha town on Ugandan border
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels supported by Rwanda took control of the border town of Ishasha with Uganda this Sunday, August 4. The capture…
Justice Ministry restarts compensation for victims of ‘Six-Day War’
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the capital of the province of Tshopo, in the north-east of the country, the process of compensating victims of the “six-day war”…
Investigation opened after attack on residence of former president Joseph Kabila
What happened at the Kinshasa residence of Joseph Kabila, the former president of the DRC? On the evening of July 31, 2024, Olive Lembe Kabila, his wife, denounced an attack…