DRC

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…

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…

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,…

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…

For the financial year 2021, the government intends to intensify the fight against corruption and embezzlement of public funds while promoting the tax culture in order to replenish the treasury and finance public policy. DRC: Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba talks about the 2021 budget Pascal Mulegwa .

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…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, tensions are being felt within the ruling coalition at all levels. In connection with the beginning of the review of the report, prepared by the Minister of Finance's services from the coalition for Kabila, deputies pointed to the Presidency's budget overruns. Since then, a spokesman, an adviser and even members of the UDPS have multiplied the explanations to justify expenditure almost seven times larger than budget forecasts, or 329 billion Congolese francs. For the presidential camp,…

In the morning, I said this: the agreement between the FCC and Cach is not a refuge to protect all perpetrators of crime in our country. I mentioned the case of Fidèle Bazana , by Floribert Chebeya , by Thérèse Kapangala , by Rossy Mukendi and Maluku mass grave . This is encouragement to hate. This is the population's tension for violence. As for the Minister of Finance, ten days ago, he had to jointly sign an order with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. And the Prime Minister had already…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the consultations initiated by President Félix Tshisekedi are also an opportunity for delegations representing provinces to address their issues. For ten days we have seen delegations from the Grand Équateur, Province Orientale and North Kivu. On Thursday, there were places for Grand Katanga and Grand Kasai.…

In the midst of a crisis between Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor, Joseph Kabila, over the control of strategic institutions, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) is breaking its silence. During a press conference on Thursday, November 12, in Kinshasa, they gave their support to the institutions while warning politicians and those calling for the army's revolt. A press…