Tag: ground floor
environmental NGOs demand sanctions after IGF audit
The audit report of the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) on industrial logging concessions in the DRC has finally been published. It reveals that at least 18 concessions have been…
six dead in an explosion in a military camp in Goma
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an explosion killed six people in Goma, capital of North Kivu. The incident took place on Thursday, April 7, around 7:30 p.m., in…
Felix Tshisekedi signs the East African Community accession treaty in Nairobi
The DRC officially signed Friday, April 8 its entry into the East African community. The country had asked to join in 2019. This morning in Nairobi, Felix Tshisekedi ratified his…
the Catholic Church calls on priests who are fathers of families to renounce their religious functions
The celibacy of Catholic priests is debated in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A document from the CENCO Episcopal Conference has leaked to the press. Signed by all the bishops…
an agreement reached between the authorities and the teachers’ unions after three months of strike
The authorities and unions in higher and university education have reached an agreement on the salary scale after a three-month strike that paralyzed the academic year in public universities. The…
the government recognizes a “failure” of the army during an operation against the M23
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities communicated for the first time on the offensives of the M23 rebellion in the territory of Rutshuru in North Kivu. Three soldiers…
Congo Airways, an airline in free fall
Congo Airways, the Congolese national airline, is experiencing the greatest crisis of its existence. The company created in 2014 has only one plane left to cover the national territory. African…
the Minister of the Economy dismissed by a vote of the National Assembly
This is a first in the exercise of parliamentary control in the DRC, the majority of deputies present, Wednesday evening March 30, at the National Assembly dismissed the Minister of…
British Environment Minister concludes visit to DRC
President Tshisekedi and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signed a joint declaration in November at COP 26 in Glasgow on behalf of the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI). A financing…
Morocco extinguishes DR Congo and flies to Qatar
The Moroccans made up for their average performance in the first leg (1-1) by beating the Democratic Republic of Congo 4-1 in Casablanca on March 29. The Altlas Lions are…