Musings Of A Naïve African
Africa or African states largely have reasonable cause to reconsider their membership of the International Criminal Court, even if it means reversal of their Rome Statute ratification. My stance is...
Tag: Joseph Kabila
DRC’s Kabila Names New Prime Minister
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has named a new prime minister. Kabila picked opposition lawmaker Badibanga Ntita Samy to lead the unity government that will run the country...
Congolese Football Fans Unite Against President Kabila
Football fans in the Democratic Republic of Congo are becoming vocal in the their opposition to delayed presidential elections. During matches they remind President Joseph Kabila that his term is...
DR Congo’s Bemba Found Guilty At ICC of Witness Bribing
Former Congolese Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba has been found guilty by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of bribing witnesses. Bemba was found guilty earlier this year of war crimes and...
France Says Congo Election Delay Not Answer To Crisis
A decision to push back presidential elections in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to 2018 is not the answer to the crisis there and risks fuelling an escalation in violence, French foreign...
EU Warns DR Congo of Sanctions Over Elections
THe European Union (EU) has warned the Democratic Republic of Congo's government that it could face sanctions if it fails to hold early elections. President Joseph Kabila's second and last term is...
DRC ‘dialogue’ Aims To Set Eections For April 2018
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, participants in an African Union-mediated dialogue are expected to unveil a controversial deal to hold elections in April 2018. The country’s main opposition...
Warning of More Street Violence In DR Congo
At least 32 people were killed in the September demonstrations The International Crisis Group (ICG) think-tank has called for forceful international diplomacy to put the electoral process back on...
Shift In U.S. Congo Policy Leaves Kabila Exposed
Supporters of Congolese President Joseph Kabila carry his portrait photographs during a rally Shortly after Congo President Joseph Kabila came to power in 2001, the U. S. embassy in Kinshasa sent...
UN Rights Chief Blames DR Congo Govt Over Unrest
Geneva (AFP) - The UN rights chief on Thursday directed blame at DR Congo's government for surging political tensions that sparked deadly clashes in the capital Kinshasa this week. "The authorities...
DRC Opposition Continues Anti-Kabila Demo, Claims 50 Killed On Monday
The opposition coalition of the Democratic Republic of Congo has called for the continuation of the anti-Kabila demonstration on Tuesday despite Monday’s ban after the government announced that 17...
17 Dead In Congo Violent Protest
At least 17 people were killed Monday when heavy clashes erupted in Kinshasa ahead of a mass opposition rally, a Congolese minister said, calling the toll "provisional". Among the dead were "14...
Rush Is On To Get East Africa’s Oil, Gas To the Market
Oil and gas are the buzzwords in East Africa as countries try to outdo each other in getting their hydrocarbons out of the ground and into the market. Last week, Tanzanian President John Magufuli...