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the end of the eleventh Ebola epidemic in the province of Equateur

The eleventh Ebola epidemic has ended, according to the Minister of Health, who announced it on Wednesday 18 November. This epidemic would therefore have lasted for five months, it had been confined in the province of Equateur where it killed 55 people in 130 cases. The 10th Ebola outbreak was the deadliest and longest in the…

Reopening of the “Petite Barrière” border publish between Rubavu in Rwanda and Goma within the DRC

Small cross-border trade is gradually resuming between the city of Rubavu, in Rwanda, and that of Goma in the DRC. The so-called “Petite Barrière” border post, one of the most crossed on the continent, had been closed for eight months because of the Covid-19 crisis. But since November 5, traders gathered in cooperatives, students, teachers or even doctors are allowed to pass subject to having tested negative for Covid -19. A decision taken jointly by the governors of the provinces on both sides of the border.…

businessman Dan Gertler strikes back at corruption charges

While some of his partners are being prosecuted or convicted of corruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Israeli businessman Dan Gertler strikes back. He spoke to the Congolese in a video on Monday, November 16. He promises them to take shares in royalties from the Metalkol mine. With our special correspondent in…

the price of the passport is revised downwards

This travel document will now be issued for $ 99. The price was set by the State Department along with the Ministry of Finance. Until recently, it was necessary to pay almost double to get this valuable sesame. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda wa KamandaIf, according to Congolese opinion, satisfaction dominates after the…

the tension between the FCC and Cach does not drop

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, tensions between Joseph Kabila's Front Commun pour le Congo (FCC) and Félix Tshisekedi's Cap for Change (Cach) are not diminishing. The current president of the republic's political family wants to put an end to the coalition. She claims that the conflicts with the political grouping of Joseph Kabila no longer allow the coalition government to work in peace and…

The Democratic Republic of Congo is establishing “particular financial zones” to draw overseas buyers

Within the Democratic Republic of Congo, the authorities try to diversify a nonetheless fragile financial system, which is principally because of the mining sector. To do that, they determined to create six particular financial zones. On November 4, Congolese Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba launched the nation's first pilot "particular financial zone" within the suburbs of the capital…

Adolphe Muzito organizes his own consultations

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while the UDPS marched organized the former Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito with his movement "New driving force" by Lamuka, his own consultations called "vertical" on November 14. Like Martin Fayulu, but unlike Moïse Katumbi and Jean-Pierre Bemba, also a member of the coalition,…

large demonstration in support of President Tshisekedi in Kinshasa

Thousands of supporters of President Felix Tshisekedi marched yesterday under calls from the Presidential Party, UDPS ... They were joined by AFDC members of former Minister Modeste Bahati Lukwebo from the leaders of the FCC by Joseph Kabila, progressives by Senate Vice President Samy Badibanga and activists for opponent Franck Diongo. Together they went from the Limete exchange, the UDPS fortress, to…

the director of the Airways Authority accused of embezzlement

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Abdallah Bilenge, Director General of the Airways Authority (RVA), was arrested on 10 November. He has since been held in Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa. He is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars. This money should be paid specifically to certain socio-professional services such as the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), according to legal…

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