The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cannot afford the cost of holding elections this year. According to Minister of State in charge of Budget, Pierre Kangudia Mbayi, the $1.8bn needed to organize...
President Kabila's opponents have accused him of delaying the election in order to remain in power Budget Minister Pierre Kangudia said the cost of organising the poll, which was said to be $1.8bn...
Eight suspected members of an outlawed political-religious group were critically injured and 22 arrested in clashes with police in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) capital, police sources said...
The United Nations says government soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are thought to have killed at least 100 people in clashes with a local militia group in the last few days. The fighting...
Mining giant Glencore said Monday it had struck a deal worth nearly $1 billion to purchase shares of two mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo from a controversial Israeli magnate....
In crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, people in the capital increasingly turn to street hawkers to feed themselves and their families cheaply, but the makeshift option is often not a hygienic...
DR Congo is experiencing an economic crisis, the World Bank (WB) has warned in its 4th report on the monitoring of the economic and financial situation of the country presented on Tuesday in...
The African Union (AU) has expressed sorrow at the death of Etienne Tshisekedi, main opposition chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The 84-year-old veteran politician died on Wednesday...
DR Congo’s main opposition leader has died in Brussels aged 84, reports say. Etienne Tshisekedi, one of the country’s most important advocates of democracy, was a prominent opponent of successive...
Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, one of the country's most important advocates of democracy, has died in Brussels aged 84, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. Tshisekedi stood up...
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Black Stars midfielder, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu believes their quarter final game against DR Congo will be a difficult match. The Black Stars are set to take on DR Congo in the next round of the...
Ghana midfielder Emmanuel Agyemang Badu is anticipating a tough game against DR Congo in the quarterfinal of the Cup of Nations. The Black Stars set a clash with DR Congo at the next round of the...
Ex-Ghana captain Stephen Appiah hopes the Black Stars will recover from their defeat to Egypt ahead of Sunday’s quarterfinal clash against DR Congo. Ghana tasted yet another defeat at the hands of...
Oyem (Gabon) (AFP) - Stadiums may not be full at the Africa Cup of Nations but the supporters who do turn out create a noisy and colourful atmosphere -- and in the case of DR Congo the government is...
Former Governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has spoken over the recent political deal brokered by the Catholic Church on the last day of 2016....
Senior ministers backed the deal, which would see Mr Kabila stay on until elections are held by the end of 2017. The country has faced a crisis since Mr Kabila failed to step down earlier in...
A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila’s 15-year rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo – but the president himself has yet to add his signature. Senior ministers backed the deal, which...
President Kabila will be unable to change the country’s constitution to extend his mandate for a third term. He will step down after elections are held in 2017. These are the major points from a...
Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands more homeless in southwestern Congo, a provincial governor said Thursday. Torrential...
