Tag: DRC
Emmanuel Macron in March in Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the DRC
Four countries in which the French president has so far never visited. Two of them, Gabon and the DRC, are in an election year. Emmanuel Macron will begin this tour…
In the DRC, a demonstration against the presence of the EAC degenerates in Goma
At the call of various citizen movements, several dozen people protested this Wednesday against the presence of the East African force deployed since November in the region to fight against…
In Brazzaville, a UN meeting calls for an end to violence in eastern DRC
The 54th ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa ended on January 16 in Brazzaville. The representatives of the various States present…
Presidential in the DRC: Jean-Pierre Lisanga Bonnganga launches into the arena
In the DRC, Jean-Pierre Lisanga Bonganga, president of the Christian Convention for Democracy (CCD) declared himself a presidential candidate next December. He is seeking the magistracy under the label of…
Paul Kagame announces that Rwanda will no longer welcome refugees from the DRC
In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame said Monday in a speech to parliamentarians that Rwanda could not “ not continue to take in refugees Congolese by being insulted, in response to…
Before his visit to the DRC, Pope Francis expresses his wishes for peace for Africa
The return to diplomacy took place this Monday at the Vatican with the traditional speech of greetings from Pope Francis for 2023. world war by pieces”, to point out the…
Rwandan government reacts to accusations of supporting M23 in eastern DRC
This Thursday afternoon, the Rwandan government reacted in a press release to accusations of the country’s support for the M23 armed group in eastern DRC. Support, always denied by Kigali,…
In eastern DRC, a cholera epidemic is raging
As cases have been rising for several weeks, provincial authorities in North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo declared a cholera outbreak on Wednesday in Nyiragongo territory near the…
DRC: a novel on the mining mirage
The action begins in Kolwezi, a city which was built on the exploitation of copper and cobalt mines in particular. In Le champ de Dieu, Olivier Kalal portrays a young…
Accused of corruption in the DRC, Glencore will pay 180 million dollars in compensation
Commodity trading giant Glencore announced on Monday December 5 that it had reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company undertakes to pay 180 million dollars in…