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President Tshisekedi’s reform push is fuelling a battle over DRC’s 2028 succession.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: Congo's president calls for national dialogue to ease tensions, rebels excluded
DAKAR, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have risen over a bill that ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: DRC: AFC/M23’s parallel government exposes the limits of Kinshasa’s authority
From the judiciary to higher education, Congolese authorities are attempting to block appointments made by the Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 in rebel-held areas. Does the government have the means to enforce ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: Tshisekedi opens DRC dialogue — but shuts out M23
President Félix Tshisekedi has announced the launch of a national dialogue “lasting a maximum of three months”, while ruling out the participation of the AFC/M23 rebels. A door remains open, however, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: The Great Lakes hold-up: The FDLR’s capture of Kinshasa and Bujumbura and the regional treat it poses
The crisis in the African Great Lakes is a regional power struggle in which the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) have taken political, institutional and military structures hostage ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: DR Congo Hands First Prisoners Back to M23 Rebels Under Peace Deal
In a long-awaited operation, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday. It marks the first known prisoner ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: Netanyahu, Congo president agree to strengthen economic, security ties
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Democratic Republic of the Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in Jerusalem on Tuesday, with the two leaders agreeing to strengthen economic and security ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: DR Congo joins countries pledging embassy move to Jerusalem
DR Congo has renewed its pledge to move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: DR Congo's Riverboat Economy - How a Floating Transport System Tells the Country's Story
Road transportation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received much scholarly attention. Some studies have examined the urban landscape (p.142). Others have studied transportation in the context ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Kinshasa » Politics: Why Trump’s Congo Deal Is Falling Apart
When the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda met in Washington, D.C., in early December 2025, for a ceremony sealing the peace deal that ended four years of fighting, it was ...