President Tshisekedi targets mining companies to tame joblessness in DRC

Nairobi, April 14 -- Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has been speaking in ambitious terms lately. He wants to create some 6.4 million jobs during his second term in offic... Read More

Shoe on the other foot: Kabila also drawn into eastern DRC insecurity

Nairobi, April 13 -- The war in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to rekindle the rivalry between former president Joseph Kabila and his successor Felix Tshisekedi. On April 5, Eric Nkub... Read More

Koffi to the music world, aspiring Senator Agbepa to the voters

Nairobi, April 6 -- When it was first reported that rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide had thrown his hat into the political ring, many treated it as an April Fool's Day stunt around the continent. The firs... Read More

Rhumba maestro Koffi Olomide to run for DR Congo senate seat

Nairobi, April 2 -- Popular Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Singer Koffi Olomide has declared interest in running for election to the Senate in the country. He is due to stand in the province of S... Read More

DRC says opposition politician died by suicide

Nairobi, March 2 -- An opposition political party in the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected findings of an investigation that showed its member died by suicide. The revelations came nearly 8 m... Read More

DR Congo Prime Minister Sama Lukonde resigns

Uganda, Feb. 21 -- Congolese Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde resigned on February 20 choosing, instead, to focus on parliamentary duties as an elected legislator. He presented his resignation... Read More

Uganda denies supporting DR Congo's M23 rebels

Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- Ugandan authorities have denied claims that Kampala is backing the deadly M23 rebels in the war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The claims have been fuelled ... Read More

Rwanda says east DRC war 'serious' national security threat

Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- Rwanda says the ongoing war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is becoming a national security threat in Kigali, confirming its fears of a possible regional conflict. Rwa... Read More

AU Summit: Leaders rush to stem East DR Congo violence

Nairobi, Feb. 17 -- Leaders from the Great Lakes Region are attempting to stem the latest violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), taking advantage of the African Union Summit in Ethiopia t... Read More

Why are Congolese attacking Western embassies in Kinshasa?

Nairobi, Feb. 13 -- A section of angry youths attacked Western embassy assets in Kinshasa on Saturday, causing a security scare for diplomats. Vandalism began after they demonstrated outside the US a... Read More

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