Tag: ground floor
what results to expect from the plenary?
African heads of state continue their work this Sunday, February 19, on the second day of the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The plenary takes place behind closed…
insecurity prevents start of voter registration in Kwamouth Territory
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) launched, Thursday, February 16, the voter registration operation in the third operational zone. This phase takes into…
new alert on budget overruns
In the DRC, despite calls from civil society and international donors including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), budget overruns persist. This time, the government speaks of a “worrying” situation, already…
Amnesty report highlights dozens of rapes
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Amnesty International is publishing a report on February 17, 2023 on abuses committed by the M23 rebellion in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
the IGF points out the shortcomings of a giant contract signed with Chinese companies
The General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) denounced, Thursday, February 16, a ” imbalance in the contract signed between the Congolese government and the group of Chinese companies, in the management…
Rwanda accuses Congolese army of firing at one of its border posts
With our correspondent in Kigali, Lucie Mouillaud New episode of tension on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to Kigali, this Wednesday around 4:30 a.m.,…
the assassination of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana continues to haunt people’s minds
The assassination of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana, two human rights defenders murdered by the police on June 1, 2010 continues to haunt people’s minds. Antoine Mwiyande wa Konde tried…
beginning of the degassing process of Lake Kivu
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the authorities and the French entrepreneur Michel Halbwachs have finally launched degassing works in the Gulf of Kabuno, located in…
In the DRC, a show reopens the debate on the restitution of human remains dating from colonization
We can reconstruct this history which dehumanizes man, which dehumanizes our community. In addition to that, we want there to be social works in memory of those who were swept…
Assoumani, candidate for the presidency of the AU, displays his alliance with Tshisekedi
While the Comoros are candidates for the head of the African Union, President Azali Assoumani received, Thursday, February 9 in Moroni, his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi. This short visit allowed…