Episcopal Conference pushes for early elections in DRC
Any accommodations made to alter the New Year’s Eve Agreement on a political transition in the
Congo opposition leader Katumbi says he will return home by June
Exiled Congolese opposition leader Moise Katumbi said on Monday he would return to Democratic
Congo prime minister says mining code agreed, no room for compromise
Democratic Republic of Congo’s new mining code, which has been fiercely opposed by
Congo police kill protester in church-led march against Kabila
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital Kinshasa shot dead an anti-government
Congo braces for new anti-Kabila rally
Efforts to force DR Congo President Joseph Kabila to quit face a key test on Sunday when protestors,
Switzerland imposes sanctions on allies of Congo’s Kabila
Switzerland imposed sanctions including asset freezes and travel bans on 14 allies of Democratic
Congo minister declines to comment on new mining code
DRC mining minister declines to comment on country’s controversial code.
Kabila denies violence against protesters
Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Friday rejected charges that his forces had violently broken up
DR Congo democracy group says detained activists could be ‘tortured’
A pro-democracy movement has called for the release of five of its activists detained in the
Catholic head in Congo slams state’s ‘barbarism’
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Congo on Tuesday condemned a crackdown on protests against
UN urges DR Congo leader to keep promise to step down
UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by
Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests
Congolese security forces shot dead two men on Sunday during protests against President Joseph
DRC braces for unrest as church vows to defy demo ban
Crisis-wracked Democratic Republic of Congo was bracing for fresh unrest on Sunday after the
Zimbabwe set to dominate SA, Angola talks
The post-Robert Mugabe transition and rising political tension in the DRC are expected to top the
UN warns DR Congo on eve of protest rallies
The United Nations on Tuesday called on Democratic Republic of Congo’s government to allow peaceful
DRC elections to be held December 2018
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will not be held until December next year,
Zuma assures of agreement regarding DRC elections
SADC chair and President of South Africa Jacob Zuma says an agreement has been reached regarding the
Zuma to discuss peace, security in DRC
Delays in holding elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to feature in talks
Congo poised to see election pushed back to late 2018 -sources
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission is expected to announce in the coming days
Eastern Congo rebels aim to march on Kinshasa – spokesman
A rebel spokesman in eastern Congo said on Friday that his movement intended to march across the