DRC

The last batch of the Asrazeneca vaccine will end in the DRC on 11 July. The country had received one million 700 million doses thanks to the Covax initiative. As a result of the delay and other logistical problems, 1,300,000 had been redistributed to other countries. And of the remaining 400,000 doses, less than 100,000 have been used to date. The rest will be destroyed. And questions are asked about the rest of the campaign and who has already received the first dose. Today we need to quickly find at least 50,000…

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), public finances are still not healthy. Following the resumption of the consolidation of civil servants 'census in April last year, Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Lihau confirmed at the Council of Ministers' meeting this weekend that the payroll lists of civil servants and agents for the State are full of duplicates, fictitious agents losing $ 240…

"Modest Bahati for a general census before the 2023 election", LaUne headlines from the daily Forum des As. According to the newspaper, "high school speakers believe that the future CENI will need to present a calendar that prioritizes local elections."The daily L'Avenir, on the other hand, evokes the city of Goma, which now has its reference city plan. The population explosion, land movements, the presence of active…

The first voyage outside the Ivorian borders of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo returned to Côte d'Ivoire on June 17, after ten years at the ICC. He arrived in Kinshasa on Friday, July 2, early in the evening. A discreet journey: no picture of his arrival has been leaked on social networks. Gbagbo's stay in the Democratic Republic of Congo responds to Jean-Pierre Bemba's invitation.…

Following the senators' refusal to hand over former Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo suspected of embezzlement in the case of the Bukanga Lonzo agro-industrial park, the constitutional court prosecutor again spoke to the Senate office. This time in a completely different case where he is suspected of embezzlement. The prosecutor wants to hear him, but Augustin Matata Ponyo asked to answer at the…

Our ambition to restore our country's geostrategic position is now becoming a reality with its membership of the community of East African states. This far-reaching diplomatic and economic act now places our country in the Community of East African States (EAC), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region. These diplomatic results are part of a foreign policy focusing on good…

The Democratic Republic of Congo is today marking the 61st anniversary of its independence from Belgium. In a lengthy interview with Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's Jeune Afrique, after half an hour, the head of state looks back on his break with Joseph Kabila, his ambitions for the next two and a half years and the next presidential election.…

The talks between the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the employers seem to be bearing fruit. Already some progress can be observed. The new air fares have thus fallen between 40% and 70%. as reported from Kinshasa, Kamanda Wa KamandaFrom now on, it will cost about $ 224 for a single ticket from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi, the…

The curfew was decided on Sunday, June 27, initially for two days after three bombings in the city of Beni, finally maintained for the time being. In addition, activities from schools, markets and other companies that were originally banned are again allowed. Despite the measures announced by the authorities, concerns remain especially within the Islamic community of Beni, which has lost two imams who…

To date, only a few infrastructure works have been carried out in some DRC cities such as Kinshasa and Lubumbashi. NGO Afrewatch, which has just published a report on mega-contratchin, believes that the performance has not yet fulfilled its promises. From our correspondent in Lubumbashi,Georges Nkulu, a road transporter, sits…