Tag: DRC
fighting between the M23 and Wazalendo militias reported in Masisi
In the east of the DRC, in the province of North Kivu, clashes between the M23 rebels, supported by Rwanda according to Kinshasa and several reports from United Nations experts,…
four officers sentenced following the violent repression of a demonstration in Goma
On October 2, 2023, an officer was sentenced to death – a sentence commuted to life imprisonment in the DRC – and three other soldiers to 10 years in prison…
DRC: Dr Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner, presidential candidate
Doctor Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2018 for his action in favor of raped women, announced this Monday, October 2 in Kinshasa his candidacy for the presidential election…
Doctor Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, presidential candidate
Doctor Denis Mukwege, 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced this October 2, 2023 in Kinshasa his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled during the general election on December 20. 2…
Uganda would have annexed part of the Busanza grouping, according to witnesses
On September 28, MP Juvénal Munubo Mubi submitted an oral question with debate to the office of the President of the National Assembly. An approach which aims to obtain clarification…
towards a candidacy from Dr Denis Mukwege?
In the DRC, there are less than two weeks left for potential candidates for the presidential election at the end of 2023 to make it known. Indeed, the candidacy registration…
the United States restricts its military cooperation with Rwanda
The United States places Rwanda on the CSPA list of countries that use child soldiers and decides to restrict its military cooperation with Kigali. Washington explains this decision by Rwanda’s…
“The situation of journalists never improved under the regime of Félix Tshisekedi”
In the DRC, Stanis Bujakera, deputy publishing director of Actualité.CD and correspondent for Jeune Afrique and Reuters in Kinshasa, has been in detention for more than a week. 2 mins…
MSF alarmed by sexual assaults on women in displaced persons camps
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in camps for displaced people around Goma, capital of the province of North Kivu, an average of 70 women have…
“We are in the case of arbitrary detention”
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Stanis Bujakera – correspondent for Young Africa and deputy publishing director of the Actualités.cd site – remains in detention. His request for provisional…