Congo To Release 1,200 Prisoners – Justice Minister
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Justice Minister, Alexis Mwamba, said government would release more than 1,200 prisoners this month to reduce overcrowding in its jails. He said on Tuesday in (Congo...
View ArticleDR Congo Registers 7,000 South Sudanese Refugees
The Government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) said it registered not less than 7,000 South Sudanese refugees in Dungu Haut-Uele territory in the east of the country. Edmond Lukakao, a Local...
View ArticleOver 50 dead in clashes in DRC capital
More than 50 people were killed on Monday in clashes between protesters and security forces in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, opposition groups said, calling for further anti-government...
View ArticleDRC lashes out at US over sanctions
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo accused the United States in a statement on Thursday of sowing “chaos”, after Washington placed two top allies of President Joseph Kabila on its...
View ArticleDRC appoints new prime minister
Democratic Republic of Congo’s president on Thursday named an opposition lawmaker as prime minister under a controversial power-sharing deal that effectively extends President Joseph Kabila’s term in...
View ArticleEbola Outbreak: Fourth deaths recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced that a fourth person has died in the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. WHO’s spokesman, Eugene Kabambi made the...
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