Tag: ground floor
the NGO Human Rights Watch denounces the “repression” and “intimidation” suffered by the opposition
Since May 2023, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, restricting their fundamental freedoms and arresting party officials, Human Rights Watch…
the UN human rights office deplores at least 80 victims linked to the electoral process
The UN Joint Human Rights Office expressed in its semi-annual report that it is concerned about the ” restrictions to the democratic space, four months before the general elections. 1…
In the DRC, Salomon Idi Kalonda, right arm of opponent Moïse Katumbi, in court
The trial began on Thursday before the Kinshasa military court, sitting in the Ndolo military prison where he is being held. Arrested by military intelligence at the end of May,…
Djo Ngeleka (Democratic Republic of Congo): “The Lake”
It’s morning, it looks like six o’clock, a crowd is claiming that a body has fallen into a lake, or what everyone has decided to call “lake” because there is…
The Games of La Francophonie, a springboard for the new generation of artists from the continent
With eleven cultural contests for nine sports competitions, the Francophonie Games, which are being held until next Sunday in Kinshasa, constitute an important cultural meeting and a springboard for young…
The Francophonie Games launched with joy in Kinshasa
The IX Games of La Francophonie officially began this Friday, July 28 at the end of an opening ceremony which was intended to be festive, joyful and filled with symbols…
these new infrastructures that will delight Congolese athletes
The Congolese State has invested no less than 67 million euros in sports infrastructure for the Games of La Francophonie. A boon for the country’s athletes who have long suffered…
In the DRC, the army announces the neutralization of several ADF leaders in the east of the country
The Congolese army takes stock of a month of military operations in the territory of Beni, in eastern DRC. After the massacre attributed to the armed group ADF in a…
Kinshasa says it is ready to welcome the athletes and their teams
Ten days before the start of these ninth Francophone Games, scheduled for July 28 to August 6, the government announced that the capital Kinshasa was ready to welcome visitors. Tuesday…
justice claims to have arrested a suspect in the murder of opponent Chérubin Okende
After the murder of the Congolese opponent Chérubin Okende Senga in Kinshasa, a first suspect is in the hands of justice, announced Thursday, July 13 the public prosecutor at the…