DRC

Huang Xia, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to the Great Lakes of Africa, is a guest of Christophe Boisbouvier. The Chinese diplomat returns to the hot spots of the moment when a new government has just taken office in the Democratic Republic of Congo: insecurity in the eastern part of the country and MONUSCO's involvement in the same region, disrupted by the presence of armed groups, or even…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the members of the new government are finally known. The first "Holy Union" government that President Tshisekedi wants consists of 56 and its Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde. That's 10 less than the previous team. But it is beyond what was hoped for. According to the head of government, there were many criteria to reconcile.…

At least seven people have been killed and 22 injured in and around Goma in violence following protests against insecurity in northern Kivu province. This violence reached its peak on Sunday and continued on Monday, April 12, on the outskirts of Goma. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThe violence began on Sunday, April…

Koffi Olomide's appeal procedure has been postponed again for six months in France. The King of Congolese Rumba was to be tried again on appeal on Monday, March 12, for sexually abusing four of his former dancers. In October last year, the trial against Koffi Olomide was postponed for six months due to his lawyer having another…

The provincial authorities do not hide their concerns, especially since the coalition in action includes the main armed groups in the area. Coordinated attacks on several places in the territory. FARDC managed to take back some of them and prepared a big offensive. With our special correspondent in Kinshasa, Sonia RolleyIf you…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Financial Controller is interested in the disappearance of millions of dollars that would have been used to finance the creation of a company that would belong to relatives of the former President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila. Jules Alingeti wants to understand how the private company called Egal SARL saw its accounts get several million dollars originally…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is imbroglio during the recent election within Lamuka, the largest opposition platform. As of now, two founding members claim to be "coordinators". as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaIn a coalition with President Félix Tshisekedi since the end of 2020, Moïse Katumbi said on…

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been waiting for the formation of its government for almost two months. And on the Presidency's side with regard to the new Prime Minister's entourage, we always promise that this announcement is imminent. In mid-February, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde was indeed appointed Prime Minister. But since then nothing.…

Uncertainty, displacement of populations, restrictions linked to Coronavirus ... For all these reasons, the food situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is deteriorating and this worries the UN. More than 27 million people are on the brink of starvation. The World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture…

Corneille Nangaa, outgoing chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni), presented the general report on the election process for national deputies on Friday. This report covers the period 2012-2019. He also gave his opinion on the thorny issue of election reforms that feed Congolese news. He returned in particular to the local elections and the organization of Ceni.…