Tag: DRC
EU special envoy for the Great Lakes region concludes visit to Kinshasa
Arriving there on Tuesday, the special representative of the European Union (EU) for the Great Lakes region, Johan Borgstam, ended his stay in Kinshasa on Thursday October 10. Although hoped…
DR Congo achieves a third victory against Tanzania
Three matches, three successes! The DRC performed flawlessly in the CAN 2025 qualifiers with a third victory in a row against Tanzania (1-0). Qualification for Morocco is getting closer for…
The DRC elected to the UN Human Rights Council despite controversies
The Democratic Republic of Congo was officially elected this Wednesday to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, alongside Benin, Gambia, Kenya and Ethiopia for the Africa group, despite the controversy…
in Lubumbashi, 270 prisoners released from Kasapa prison
After the Makala prison in Kinshasa, 270 inmates from the Kasapa prison in Lubumbashi were granted conditional release on Monday October 7, 2024. The Congolese Minister of Justice, Constant Mutamba,…
the organization expands, Tshisekedi sulks at the end of the summit
The 19th Francophonie Summit is over. After Villers-Cotterêts on Friday, the members of the OIF gathered this Saturday, October 5 under the nave of the Grand Palais, in Paris. State…
the DRC, the largest producer in the world, deplores American measures on this mineral
The U.S. Department of Labor has added cobalt mined in the DRC to its list of goods produced by forced and child labor. In Kinshasa, there are fears that the…
Mayotte: “Bruno Retailleau returns to the politics of Charles Pasqua”
French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced on Wednesday October 2 that he had ordered the prefect of Mayotte to organize “group flights” to expel people in an irregular situation on…
the president against the opponent Martin Fayulu’s “national cohesion” dialogue proposal
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Felix Tshisekedi is neither a seeker nor a taker of the “national cohesion” dialogue proposed by opponent Martin Fayulu. It was from…
the launch of the vaccination campaign postponed
The Congolese Minister of Health announced the postponement of the launch of the Mpox vaccination campaign. Initially scheduled for this Wednesday morning, it must take place Saturday October 5. A…
the UN denounces mining looting in the Rubaya area controlled by the M23
Before the Security Council on Monday, September 30, Bintou Keita, the head of MONUSCO, expressed serious concerns regarding mining in areas controlled by the M23. The rebel group, supported by…