DRK

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is very concerned about the humanitarian situation in the eastern DRC, especially in the provinces of Ituri, northern and southern Kivu, which are estimated to have about 1.7 million people. Patrick Youssef, Africa's head of the ICRC, concludes a week-long visit to the…

In the DRC, the struggle for the chairmanship of the independent national election commission worries civil society. Many associations announce the National Assembly. In a statement released yesterday Friday, 116 organizations claiming to be "social forces" are calling for a plenary session of the National Assembly to be convened within 72 hours of Monday.…

One hundred arrests took place on Thursday in Kinshasa, the result of an anti-drug police operation against the "bulge", a drug made with catalyst residues from exhaust pipes. The operation was initiated following the concerns expressed by the authorities about the harmful effects of the consumption of this drug, which is mainly used by young people. Three Tunisian citizens were among those arrested.…

Former Congolese Minister of Health Eteni Longondo, accused almost unanimously by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) of embezzling funds set aside for the response to Covid-19 when he was in office in 2020, was placed under a temporary arrest warrant, Friday, August 27, 2021, in the end of a hearing at the prosecutor's office near the Court of Cassation in Kinshasa. He spent the night in Makala…

In the DRC, the authorities, on Thursday in Kinshasa, presented an ambitious re-industrialization plan worth 58 billion US dollars. For experts, this plan is beneficial, but there is a huge funding challenge. However, this gives optimism to some. as reported from Kinshasa, Pascal MulegwaPresenting the plan to an audience of…

Transferred to Kinshasa, Doudou Ngoy Ilunga is heard at the military prosecutor's office. Rostin Manketa, CEO of Voice of the Voiceless, wonders about the resumption of the trial of the alleged murderers of Floribert Chebeya and Fidèle Bazana. Human rights defenders were killed at the police station on June 1, 2010. Their NGO fears possible interventions to prevent the trial from resuming. She also…

In the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than 5,000 farmers in the city of Bunkeya, almost 200 km from Lubumbashi, would like to see their production double or triple and thus allow the country to reduce its rice imports. They are now grouped in a cooperative society that intends to promote a mechanized culture.…

After their initial defeat against the host country Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo won against Cape Verde and was revived in Group A in Afrobasket 2021, in Kigali. Identical dynamics for the Central African Republic, winning in the final seconds against Guinea in pool B. The Congolese reacted well. After Rwandan bang…

Originally scheduled for July 2, the end of the year can only occur on September 8, which is about two months late. as reported from Kinshasa, Patient LigodiThis end of the year was disrupted by the shutdowns due to measures to combat the spread of Covid-19.But despite this extension, the program is not over. Thus, students get…

A brand new arrest happened in reference to the Floribert Chebeya affair, the human rights activist was murdered together with his accomplice Fidèle Bazana in June 2010 within the nationwide police amenities. Brigadier General-Ngoy Ilunga Doudou, on the run for 11 years, was arrested on Tuesday, August 24 in Lubumbashi. as…