DRC

The trial of the killers of UN experts has been going on for almost four years in Kananga, Kasai Central. It is in this province that Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were killed on March 12, 2017 not far from the village of Bunkonde. On Thursday, our colleague Sonia Rolley testified before the court about various details related to the various investigations that RFI carried out on the subject. But since March 2017, three Congolese have been missing, Betu Tshintela, a former intelligence agent who was presented as a…

Monusco is worried that insecurity will continue in Shabunda, this vast territory in southern Kivu. Insecurity due to the activism of armed groups illustrated by attacks, looting and sexual violence in this mineral-rich forest area. This is especially the case for the village of Kigulube. With our return correspondent from…

Between January and March, at least 1,300 acts of sexual violence were committed in Kasai Central Province, DRC, mostly on the outskirts of Kananga. NGO Médecin sans frontières relies on the number of victims received at Kananga's provincial hospital and in three health centers. With our special correspondent in Kananga, Sonia…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Adolphe Muzito and Martin Fayulu, two leaders of the Lamuka political platform, agree on one point, in support of the request for an international tribunal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They said so in a statement on Tuesday, April 13 in Kinshasa. The Lamuka faction, which…

A new stage threatens the already rich history of Congolese rumba: within a few months, Unesco will examine the file jointly submitted by the authorities in two Congos so that this popular African music becomes part of humanity's intangible heritage and joins reggae among others. or tango. This candidacy, which was drafted during the very serious international colloquium on rumba in March 2020, has not only a symbolic dimension; it also reflects the awareness of a cultural richness to be valued, defended and…

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…