February 15, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Dancers Say Singer Koffi Olomide Raped Them in France
The controversial rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide is likely to face seven years in jail over sex assault allegation in France. Read more »
February 13, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Degrees of Success With Ebola as Trial Treatment Begins
Doctors Without Borders in collaboration with the Democratic Republic of Congo Ministry of Health, has started enrolling patients in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) of four… Read more »
January 24, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Historic Day as Citizens Watch First Presidential Handover
The world watches today as the country holds its first ever presidential handover ceremony. Since gaining independence from Belgium, political power in the Democratic Republic… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Can The Country Dare to Dream Again?
Forty years after the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the first and only elected prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, the country and… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila's Last Words As President
As the inauguration of President-elect and opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi draws near, outgoing President Joseph Kabila called for "a grand coalition of all the progressive… Read more »
January 22, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Presidential Inauguration Ceremony Postponed
The inauguration of Felix Tshisekedi as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been postponed. Read more »
January 18, 2019
Africa: AU's Kagame, Heads of State Step In Over DR Congo Electoral Crisis
The African Union (AU) appears determined to make a decisive, high-level intervention to resolve the political crisis generated by the contested results of the Congolese elections. Read more »
January 17, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: 10 Things You Might Not Know About Patrice Lumumba
(1) January 17 marks the forty-first anniversary of the brutal assassination of Patrice Lumumba. Read more »
January 14, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Authoritarian Out – But What's Next in DRC?
The presidential and parliamentary elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have put hopes for real change on hold, but a weekend court challenge by the opposition instead of… Read more »
January 10, 2019
Congo-Kinshasa: Election Results - Congolese Organisation in South Africa Fears Chaos
The Congolese People's Organisation in South Africa fears that chaos could erupt in the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country's electoral commission declared … Read more »
December 19, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Election is Time of Reckoning for Congolese People'
If the presidential election scheduled for Sunday in the Democratic Republic of the Congo actually takes place, it could lead to the first “peaceful” transfer of power… Read more »
December 13, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Fire Guts Electoral Commission Building
Days ahead of elections, the building that houses the country's electoral commission in Kinshasa has caught fire. The cause of the fire is still unknown but AFP reports that thick… Read more »
December 11, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: EU Renews Sanctions Against Top Officials
Despite all the lobbying, the European Union has renewed sanctions against the DR Congo's top officials. Read more »
December 10, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Stand With Those Who Work to End Wartime Sexual Violence - Nobel Prize Chair
Excerpts from the presentation speech delivered by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, at the award of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize to Denis Mukwege of the… Read more »
Central Africa: Nobel Laureate Calls for Sanctions Against Leaders Who Tolerate Sexual Violence
Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese obstetrician and gynaecologist who operates a hospital in Bukavu and who campaigns against the use of rape and sexualized violence as a weapon of… Read more »
December 07, 2018
Central Africa: There are Two Congos - But New Book Finds it a Bit Tricky
A new book about the Democratic Republic of Congo has come in for some unwanted attention on Twitter. Read more »
November 28, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Returns to Begin Campaign
Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi returned home to Kinshasa on Tuesday to commence his presidential campaign. He was greeted by tens of thousands of supporters as he kicked off… Read more »
November 21, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: What The World, And Trump, Needs to Do to Stop Ebola Deaths
More than 200 people have died of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as fears grow that the latest outbreak is being worsened by the increasing fighting in the eastern… Read more »
November 19, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Now Ebola Fighters Face Attacks While Battling Deadly Disease
Security concerns remain a major obstacle in ending the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, that has so far claimed more than 200 lives. On November 16, more than a dozen WHO staff had… Read more »
October 05, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Campaigner Against Sexual Violence Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Denis Mukwege, the Congolese gynaecologist renowned for campaigning against the use of rape and sexualized violence as a weapon of war, has been named a joint winner of… Read more »
August 16, 2018
Africa: African Expertise Key to Stopping Ebola - Then and Now
An Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is once again straining Africa's medical resources. Read more »
August 08, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Tension as DR Congo Waits for Naming of Kabila Successor
Twenty-four hour before the end of the dateline for declaring presidential candidacy, President Joseph Kabila had a closed door meeting with members of his party in Kingakati. Read more »
May 22, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Tensions Run High at DRC Policy Breakfast on Capitol Hill
The ‘Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo’ panel convened by the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill last week was planned before the recent outbreak in… Read more »
May 13, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Chief Tedros Flies Into DR Congo to Direct Ebola Response
The World Health Organization's director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, flew into the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the weekend to visit an area hit by an outbreak… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Congo-Kinshasa: Kabila Fires Over 200 Magistrates
The judiciary is not for money-making but to uphold the law. This is the the vision of President Joseph Kabila, according to Justice Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba. Read more »