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In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), after a three-week marathon of negotiations, governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on the content of a three-year program. The announcement was made on Friday 28 May. Yes The agreement validated by the IMF Board, the DRC could start receiving an initial payment,…

Nearly 400,000 people have now evacuated Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since Thursday 28 May. A new eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano is always to be feared even if the earthquakes have clearly decreased in intensity. Volcanologist Benoît Smets gives an overview of the situation. RFI: Since Friday…

Nearly 400,000 people fled to the city of Goma on Thursday, threatened by a new eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. With our special correspondent in Rubavu, Laure broulardThey are a few thousand who have arrived since Thursday at the Rwandan border, sometimes at the end of long walks and loaded with everything they could take…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, after a three-week negotiation marathon, governments and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegations agreed on the content of a three-year program. If this agreement is validated by the IMF's management and board, the DRC can start receiving an initial payment of about $ 1.5 billion from mid-July. Congolese Minister of Finance Nicolas Kazadi discusses the…

After a three-week negotiation marathon, delegations from the Congolese government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on the content of a three-year program. If this agreement is validated by the IMF's management and board, the DRC can start receiving an initial payment from mid-June on the planned approximately 1.5 billion dollars.…

General Delphin Kahimbi, head of military intelligence, was found dead in his home in late February 2020 in the city of Kinshasa. This accusation is disputed by defense lawyers for whom the prosecution has remained speculated and not in fact. For the indictment, Brenda Nkoy Okale and Scholastique Mondo Pila, widow and mother-in-law of General Delphin Kahimbi, are both responsible for the murder of the official. Thus, Ange Ntoto, a magistrate at the High Court in Gombe, sought the death penalty against the two ladies.…

It was a real emigration that we witnessed in Goma. Reports from the largest city in the eastern DRC showed that residents fled the region as the Nyiragongo volcano has threatened to erupt for several days. Relative calm reigns in Goma, now partially deserted by its inhabitants. The inhabitants of Goma continue to arrive in Bukavu, writes our special envoy to Bukavu, William basimike. For example, these children on board a boat that has just docked, in the beginning of 28 May. And there are the residents of Goma who come…

Tens of thousands of residents of Goma have been dispersing since early Thursday morning following the warning from the governor of northern Kivu about the risk of an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano. Some went to the border with Rwanda, others to Bukavu, in southern Kivu. With our special correspondent in Bukavu, William…

Tens of thousands of people began leaving Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday. The current military governor of the province, General Constant Ndima, has ordered that part of the city be evacuated amid the risks of the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano last Saturday. Authorities in Goma this Thursday…

The Nyiragongo eruption damaged critical infrastructure around Goma. Aftershocks also continue to threaten buildings in the provincial capital. Which paralyzes economic activity. The capital of northern Kivu has been largely cut off from the rest of the country since the outbreak of Nyiragongo. Goma Airport is closed as a…