Party insiders say it's normal to keep such announcements secret until the last minute as it will prevent competitors from challenging the candidacy. Read more »

Two months after being acquitted by the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court , Jean-Pierre Bemba has arrived home where he plans to run for president December. ... Read more »

On the streets of Cameroon's northern town of Garoua a group of Central African Republic refugees is using music to call on the world to save their country from misery and stop the ... Read more »

A UN human rights official has told the Human Rights Council that the government needs to establish, without delay, a truth and reconciliation commission as a pathway to peace. Read more »

Jean-Pierre Bemba, the Congolese opposition leader freed from International Criminal Court has been released to Belgium where his familly lives. Read more »

Human Rights Watch says the decision to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba is a huge blow for the many victims and survivors but "the pursuit of truth, justice and reparations will ... Read more »

Judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered the release from detention of former DR Congo vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who has been acquitted of war crimes. Read more »

The UN says this brings to five, the number of peacekeepers killed in targeted attacks in the country since January 2018, with two attacks occurring in the space of a week. Read more »

One month into the response to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the focus has moved from urban areas to some of the most remote places on earth, says the ... Read more »

A senior official from the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned hate speech promoted on social media is inflaming divisions between the Muslim and Christian ... Read more »