DRC

I want to bring everyone back to serenity. We have met all these groups, we have given the conditions to participate in the government, we have received the proposals ... Then, of course, it is time for these exchanges to be able to reach this government, not just inclusively, and when we talk about, that inclusivity means we are talking about geopolitics, we are talking about the participation of all political forces. But we also mentioned other criteria. That was to say that we wanted to see…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, double arrows by Alain Atundu, the last intelligence chief under Mobutu Sese Seko. The first is launched against the Congolese state, which is prosecuting Kalev Mutondo, the former director general of the dreaded National Intelligence Agency (ANR). He is accused by former detainees of torture, arbitrary detention, inhuman treatment and attempted murder. The second…

In Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hundreds of residents of the attached municipality on the outskirts of the city condemn the mining activities of the mining company Katanga Somika. In 2005, the same company had already been accused by several NGOs of contaminating the water table in Kimilolo, where a station from the drinking water distribution company is installed.…

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was again hit by floods on Tuesday after heavy rain fell there all morning. At least four people have died in the floods. And in several neighborhoods, residents woke up with their feet in the water in a city that is expanding more and more. as reported from Kinshasa,…

This usual commander was the commander-in-chief of a militia linked to the armed uprising of Kamuina Nsapu, a rebel fighting government forces between 2016 and 2019. He, along with his militia, is accused of abusing civilians in KasaïCentral province in early 2017. He was convicted this afternoon by the Kanangas military court.…

At least 2,000 railway workers from the Congo National Railway Company, SNCC, must retire. They have been qualified for some for 7 years but remain active in the company. They therefore receive their salary due to lack of financial resources to pay their final bill. In early March, however, the SNCC managed to retire 250 workers thanks to support from the Congolese government. The situation for SNCC…

It is a special parliamentary session that opened on Monday, March 15, the first in the era of "The Holy Union", the new parliamentary majority, which was constituted on the initiative of Head of State Felix Tshisekedi. It is also during this session that the new government will be invested after the appointment a month ago by Prime Minister Sama Lukonde.…

a minimum of 15 civilians massacred in Bulongo, not far. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Beni's territory was once again the target of an attack by an armed group. On the night of Sunday to Monday, March 15, at least 15 civilians were massacred in Bulongo, a neighboring municipality located in the eastern part of the country. ADF fighters are suspected of being behind this killing. In a subsequent demonstration, two protesters were killed by security forces. In the wake of the killing, young people from…

Three years ago, the central government made these craft areas available to them. According to the Provincial Ministry of Mines, it is necessary before any exploitation to transform these sites into surface mines and proceed with the opening of roads to ensure the best working conditions for craft mines. Meanwhile, some impatient miners are engaged in anarchic exploitation of cobalt.…

Parliamentary activities resume on Monday 15 March. The regular session in March is eagerly awaited in the country. It comes in the wake of political change and the overthrow of the majority. It is now the sacred union of the nation that replaces the FCC / Cach coalition. as reported from Kinshasa, Commander Muzembe…