Tag: DRC
a political calculation by President Tshisekedi, the reservations of the Church
This is a first in the history of the DRC. A woman, Judith Tuluka Suminwa, was named head of government on Monday April 1. First reactions and comments. 4 mins…
“Even if there are problems, there are other measures than the death penalty,” objects a lawyer
In the DRC, a lawyer seized the Constitutional Court on April 1, 2024 to try to cancel the measure decreed by the government on the reinstatement of the application of…
“The Church in the DRC is not the voice of opposition but of rationality,” says a sociologist
In the DRC, during the 2024 Easter Mass, Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo denounced “ a country in agony “. Critical remarks from the Archbishop of Kinshasa which illustrate, according to sociologist…
Judith Tuluka Suminwa appointed Prime Minister
In the DRC, after a period of two years and eleven months at the head of government, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde gives up his place as Prime Minister. The announcement of…
Tshisekedi discusses the situation in eastern DRC
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi spoke at length in the columns of World on the situation in the east of the country where around a hundred armed groups are active, including…
67 inmates released from the largest prison, “a small signal because the work has only just begun”
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 67 inmates were released on March 28, 2024 from the largest prison in the DRC, Makala, near Kinshasa, where nearly 15,000 inmates are…
Félix Tshisekedi hopes for a reinforced commitment from the African Union in the peace process in the DRC
Félix Tshisekedi completed a two-day working visit to Mauritania on Thursday in Nouakchott. During this visit, he met face-to-face with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohammed Ould Ghazouani, current president of the…
more than a dozen civilians killed during an attack on Béni
In eastern DRC, the town of Beni is once again in mourning after the massacre of a dozen residents by ADF rebels (allied democratic forces). The attack took place on…
40 elected deputies are invalidated by the Constitutional Court
They were declared elected by the Electoral Commission, but two months later the Constitutional Court invalidated them. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), around forty national deputies were dismissed…
DRC opposes new EU aid to Rwanda in anti-jihadist operation in Mozambique
The DRC points the finger at Rwanda’s responsibility in the M23 crisis and by denouncing an overly conciliatory European policy towards Kigali. 2 mins With our correspondent in Kigali, Laura…