DRC’s president stays mum on political future [The Morning Call]
President Joseph Kabila has said his country’s overdue elections scheduled for december would go ahead as planned. Mr Kabila was…
DR Congo bars Pierre-Bemba from presidential ballot
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Independent National Electoral Commission, CENI, has excluded opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba from a preliminary ……
DRC: Bemba holds first presser in 10 years
After ten years behind the bars of an International Criminal Court (ICC) prison, Congolese opponent Jean-Pierre Bemba made his first…
DRC: Kabila names potential successor [The Morning Call]
If there had been concerns, fears or in fact uncertainty as to whether Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic…
Exiled Congolese politician Moise Katumbi holds peaceful rally via video link
Exiled opposition leader Moise Katumbi used a video link on Saturday to address thousands of opponents of President Joseph Kabila…
DRC: Catholic church presses on with planned Sunday march
The Roman Catholic community leaders planning a peaceful march on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo have said they…
Kinshasa residents celebrate Bemba’s acquittal
It was celebration galore on the streets of DRC’s capital Kinshasa as residents welcomed the International Criminal Court’s decision on…
Kabila’s Congo to consider legal protection for ex-presidents
Democratic Republic of Congo’s parliament will, at President Joseph Kabila’s request, hold a special session to consider legislation providing legal…
Kabila agrees to go, DRC to get elections by 2018
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s political parties appear to have agreed on a formula allowing President Joseph Kabila to…
DR Congo’s Kabila to meet companies over mining code revision
Democratic Republic of Congo President, Joseph Kabila will meet mining company representatives on Tuesday to discuss a mining code revision…
DR Congo’s Catholic church says stalled political deal risks failing
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Catholic church has warned that the deal struck last month risks falling apart, if politicians…
Congo is sovereign and capable of managing our affairs – Kabila jabs interferers
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila, has warned against foreign interference in the affairs of the…