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DRC ex-health minister questioned over use of Ebola funds
The former minister's evidence was heard by the attorney general and "trusts in the justice system of his country," lawyer Guy Kabeya told AFP.
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Ebola spreads 200km west to remote, militia-run Congo town
Walikale lies about 200 km (125 miles) west of Goma, one of the towns affected by the Ebola epidemic, and much further away from the epicentre of the epidemic in Butembo and Beni.
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DR Congo authorities ban Kinshasa rallies over tensions
Tshisekedi was elected in December to replace Kabila who presided over sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country for nearly two decades.
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MSF urges DRC Ebola 'reality check', more vaccinations
Joanne Liu, the international president of the medical charity known by its French acronym MSF, told AFP that health officials needed a "reality check" in their response to the outbreak.
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Congolese 'Terminator' faces war crimes judgment
Bosco Ntaganda, 45, is accused of overseeing the slaughter of civilians by his soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile, mineral-rich Ituri region in 2002 and 2003.
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Death toll rises at Glencore mine in Congo after collapse
The death toll was originally estimated at 36 but rose to 43 on Friday as more bodies were uncovered.
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Opposition leader urges people power to oust DRC president
Citing popular uprisings in Algeria and Sudan, he told a meeting of several thousand supporters in Kinshasa the Congolese could achieve the same thing.
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China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo
When the plunge of global oil prices in 2014 blew a hole in the Congolese government's finances, it was China that stepped in to help.
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WHO’s stance in DRC Ebola outbreak criticised by experts
This is the second time the WHO expert panel has considered whether to classify the Ebola outbreak in the DRC a Public Health Epidemic of International Concern.
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14 dead in DR Congo mine collapse
The incident happened in Niyabibwe, about 100 kilometres north of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, they said Wednesday.
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Toll rises to 32 dead, 91 hurt as DR Congo train derails
Officials said there was a large number of children among the dead when the train veered off the tracks in central Kasai province.
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DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 500: health ministry
Health Minister Oly Ilunga Kalenga said that, for the first time, a vaccination programme had protected 76,425 people and prevented "thousands" of deaths.
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'Golden handshake' for DR Congo's outgoing ministers
Outgoing Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala will receive a monthly housing allowance of $5,000 plus a separate monthly stipend - amounting to 30% of his current salary - for life.
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New Congo president Tshisekedi calls for unity after divisive election
The pageantry of the swearing-in ceremony was briefly interrupted when Felix Tshisekedi was taken ill during his inaugural address and had to sit down.
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Congo records one-day record for confirmed Ebola cases
The outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri is already the second-largest in history with 713 confirmed and probable cases and 439 deaths.
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Ramaphosa, SADC congratulate Congo president-elect Felix Tshisekedi
The statements from President Cyril Ramaphosa and SADC come after the Constitutional Court in the DRC threw out an appeal against the provisional election result by Martin Fayulu.
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Congo political crisis deepens as top court rejects vote challenge
As Tshisekedi’s supporters celebrated the ruling in the streets of Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, runner-up Martin Fayulu said the decision had opened the way to a “constitutional coup d’etat”, raising fears of more violence.
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DR Congo court declares Tshisekedi winner of disputed elections
Runner-up Martin Fayulu immediately called on the international community to reject the results, after the court said his appeal was "unfounded".
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DR Congo court to examine election appeal from Tuesday
Fayulu, likewise from the opposition, was declared runner-up in the 30 December poll to choose a successor to President Joseph Kabila, in power for the last 18 years.
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SADC bloc calls for calm in DRC amid election outcome dispute
Congo’s electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the winner of last month’s chaotic presidential election, but the runner-up dismissed the outcome as an 'electoral coup'.
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Pressure mounts on DR Congo to announce election outcome
More than a week after the crucial poll, the volatile central African country's electoral commission has not set a date for the results announcement, already postponed once.
