Tag: ground floor
François Beya, still detained at the ANR a month after his arrest
In the DRC, almost a month since the arrest of François Beya Kasonga, special adviser to Félix Tshisekedi in matters of security. He is still being held in premises of…
New massacre in eastern DRC, despite three months of operations against the ADF
On November 30, 2021, Ugandan soldiers entered the DRC to hunt down the ADF with the help of the Congolese army. This armed group, of Ugandan origin, is the deadliest…
President Félix Tshisekedi wants to relaunch DRC diplomacy
In the DRC, Felix Tshisekedi intends to revitalize the diplomacy of his country. During this weekend, the Congolese president presented his diplomatic orientations to the ambassadors at the opening of…
Top 10 of the biggest diamond producing countries
Between 24 and 36 tonnes of diamonds are mined each year from kimberlite or lamproite rocks around the world. Where are the main diamond mines? Which countries have the largest…
thousands of people at risk in Lubumbashi due to CDM mining activities
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), approximately 30,000 people living in three districts of the city of Lubumbashi are affected by the mining activities of the Congo Dongfang Mining…
RFI Discovery Prize concert in pictures, with Wayé and Alesh
The two Congos were in the spotlight during the Prix Découvertes concert on February 24, 2022. Wayé, from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and Alesh, a citizen of the DRC,…
the participants of the framework agreement for peace meeting engage in a dialogue
A meeting to assess the framework agreement for peace, security and cooperation for the DRC and the region was held on Thursday 24 February in Kinshasa. The Heads of State…
DRC and Turkey sign seven new cooperation agreements
End of stay in Kinshasa for Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Turkish president left the Congolese capital in the middle of the day, after a 48-hour official visit, during which seven…
new political tensions around the Ceni and the organization of the next elections
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at a time when tension is mounting through the media between the President of the Independent Electoral Commission (Céni), Denis Kadima, and the…
Erdogan’s visit to the DRC, a sign of good relations between Kinshasa and Ankara
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Kinshasa this Sunday, February 20 for a two-day stay. He will exchange with his Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi. The strengthening of relations between…