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President Tshisekedi continues his visit to the east. After Goma, he arrived in Beni on Tuesday. He is coming to assess the measures related to the besieged state that has been decided since May 6 in two provinces in the eastern part of the country, Ituri and northern Kivu, of which Beni is the capital, plagued by gang violence. Despite the establishment of the siege, the situation on the ground does…

Sentenced last year to 20 years of forced labor to include embezzlement of nearly $ 60 million as part of an emergency presidential program, Vital Kamerhe, the former chief of staff of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, is awaiting a ruling from the Kinshasa-Gombe Court of Appeal. . From our Kinshasa correspondent,Vital…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the extension of the Grand Inga Dam in the Goma region could finally see the light of day. On Sunday the 14th, President Félix Tsishekedi took the floor to announce the name of the partner chosen for this project, estimated at 80 billion dollars (US). This is the Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, who after making his fortune mining iron ore wants to become a…

Félix Tshisekedi traveled about twenty kilometers from Goma. He visited the place where the road is cut by lava and then a mobile hospital deployed for the benefit of the victims. He also spoke to the displaced. Long-sleeved shirt, mask in place, Félix Tshisekedi was accompanied by his wife to the foot of Nyiragongo, where he received explanations from the volcanological observatory in Goma. The head of state asked questions in particular about the possibility of a new eruption during the days, months and years to come…

Head of state Félix Tshisekedi visits Kibati, a town about twenty kilometers from Goma. Displaced people from the outbreak, those who have not yet been able to return home, are waiting for a reception center to be ready, a little more suitable. With our special correspondent in Kibati, Patient LigodiMore than 400 households…

Ten years ago, the national electricity company SNEL experimented with an advance payment system for network subscribers. This system was intended to solve the problems of consumer fraud and to replenish the corporate coffers. Is the experiment crucial? From our correspondent in Lubumbashi, In the Katuba municipality of Lubumbashi, the subscribers of the national electricity company SNEL have been consuming electrical energy in advance for one year. Before this period, invoicing was monthly and fixed, ie. almost $ 20.…

Félix Tshisekedi has been in Goma since Saturday. This Sunday, June 13, he spoke for the first time about the reasons for his trip to this city that was affected by the lava flow after the volcanic eruption on May 22. The Congolese head of state made announcements about humanitarian needs, but also security in the region. With…

Félix Tshisekedi and his wife arrived in Goma on Saturday 12 June. The Congolese head of state visited the region to sympathize with the victims of the May 22 volcanic eruption. He is accompanied by at least eight ministers in this mission, which is both humanitarian and security. According to initial information, Felix Tshisekedi will be able to stay in the region for at least seven days.…

As soon as the schedule was announced, Patrice Emery Lumumba's remains were postponed indefinitely. The reason from the authorities is the health crisis. Jean-Jacques Lumumba, the grandson of the father of Congolese independence, calls for transparency in the cost of these ceremonies. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was…

"From Congolese father and mother". Under this heading, in the section À Haute Voix, the daily Le Potentiel returns to the question of nationality which has been at the center of debates for several days. The question is divided. And, writes the columnist, the head of state shared his thoughts with the senators of the holy union he received last Saturday. According to this colleague, Tshisekedi rather recommended the path…