Opposition Leader Wins DRC Presidential Poll
Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says. The […]
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Trump Deploys 80 US Troops to Africa over Congo Unrest
With the possibility of violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, US president Donald Trump has deployed 80 troops […]
DRC Govt Blocks Opposition TV Station
The Democratic Republic of Congo has blocked the signal of a TV station seen as close to the opposition. Government […]
Protests in DRC – “Polls Postponed”
Students protests in Kinshasa following news that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Independent National Election Commission has postponed holding of […]
Journalist Arrested, Violently Beaten for Covering Meeting Of DRC’s Opposition Presidential Aspirant
A journalist was arrested and “violently beaten” in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday for covering a meeting of opposition […]
DRC election panel ‘may postpone vote for a week’
Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo may be postponed for a week, a senior electoral official has told AFP, after […]
Baby recovers from Ebola in DRC Outbreak
They call her the “young miracle”. A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment centre just six days after […]
Fire destroys thousands of DRC voting machines
Democratic Republic of Congo says thousands of voting machines have been destroyed in an overnight fire just 10 days before […]
U.S announces closure of its embassy in DRC
The United States announced a closure of its embassy in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. The […]
Election campaigns launched in DRC
The launch of the electoral campaign on Wednesday, marks the final stretch to the December 23 presidential elections in the […]
UN Institutes Investigation into an Attack That left 7 Soldiers Dead
The United Nations has instituted an investigation into an attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week that left […]
Soldier kills five mourners in DRC
A soldier in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked a congregation of mourners, shooting dead five people and injuring ten […]
Cholera outbreak claims 857 lives in DRC
The World Health Organization has stated that cholera has become a cause for concern with 857 deaths recorded since the […]
Rebels kill six, kidnap five in east DRC
Suspected Ugandan rebels killed six people, hacking one woman to death, and kidnapped five others – mostly children – in […]
Missing DRC rapper ‘found’
A young rapper in the Democratic Republic of Congo missing for four days has been found after apparently being kidnapped […]