Democratic Republic Congo News News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: DR Congo bans activities of 13 political parties linked to Joseph Kabila as opposition cries repression
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government has banned the activities of 13 political parties, including the PPRD of former president Joseph Kabila. Presented as a national security measure, the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Explainer-Will a new leader and a new name boost the rebellion in eastern Congo?
The former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, took over leadership of rebel forces occupying eastern regions this week, in the most significant shake-up of the uprising in ...
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News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: What a New Rebel Alliance Means for Congo
A new rebel alliance in eastern Congo threatens to drag the rest of the country into war, Mauritius experiences ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Ceasefire monitoring mission arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo
A monitoring mission has been deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to verify the formal ceasefire between the DRC’s army and M23 rebels said to be backed by Rwanda. The United ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Don't Give Up on Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The peace deal agreed in December by the presidents of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, brokered by a beaming President Donald Trump, was doomed to fail. The main belligerent in the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Former DR Congo president Kabila forms new force with M23 armed group
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila holds a press conference during the signing of the founding document of the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN), a ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: DR Congo set for historic political transition
Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country’s first-ever peaceful handover of power after chaotic and bitterly-disputed elections.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Political Disputes in Eastern Congo Predate Rwandan Genocide
Long-simmering conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has flared in recent months. A peace conference between rebel groups and the Congolese government aims to end the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: The Congo As A Site Of Capital Accumulation
A lot of news has circulated across various global media platforms following reports that militias affiliated with Erik Prince—the U.S. billionaire and founder of the infamous military contractor ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Politics: Tshisekedi opens DRC dialogue — but shuts out M23
In an address to the nation broadcast on national television on Thursday 27 August, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi set out the terms of the national dialogue he intends ...