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  • Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) agents count votes during an electricity cut while watched by observers at Kiwele college in Lubumbashi on 30 December 2018, following the close of polls in the country's presidential, provincial and national elections. Picture: AFP

    HRW urges SA govt to pressure DRC to release election results

    The report by Human Rights Watch of irregularities and suppression of voting rights at the DRC election is at odds with regional grouping SADC’s finding that the poll had been relatively well managed.

    1276 days ago
  • This undated file photo shows peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) conduct a patrol in the village of Fataki, Ituri Province, offering protection to inhabitants. Picture: United Nations Photo

    UN: DR Congo violence drives 16,000 into Congo-Brazzaville

    Violence in Yumbi, in the DRC province of Mai-Ndombe, prompted an exodus to the neighbouring Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the UN's refugee agency said.

    1278 days ago
  • FILE: People wait to vote at Katendere polling station in Goma on 30 December 2018, during Democratic Republic of Congo's general elections. Picture: AFP

    DR Congo Catholic Church says knows who won election, urges 'truth'

    The appeal from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) came hours after the election commission said logistical problems may force it to postpone publication of provisional results from Sunday's ballot.

    1279 days ago
  • FILE: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. Picture: @fatshi13/Twitter.

    DR Congo candidates meet on eve of vote amid unrest fears

    Voters are due to cast their ballots on Sunday to decide who will replace incumbent President Joseph Kabila, stepping aside after nearly 18 years at the helm.

    1284 days ago
  • Key presidential election candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Key presidential candidates in DRC

    Key presidential election candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    1284 days ago
  • 
Supporters of Democratic Republic of Congo opposition leader Martin Fayulu hold a placard depecting him, as they march and chant slogans in the streets of the popular Ndjili district of Kinshasa on 19 December 2018 ahead of a campaign rally. Picture: AFP

    More than 100 killed in Congo clashes days before vote

    The fighting in Mai-Ndombe province is some of the worst to hit the normally peaceful area in years.

    1294 days ago
  • President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila Kabange. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Bowing out as president, Congo's Kabila raises prospect of a return act

    Kabila’s critics and some analysts say concerns about his personal security and the fortune reportedly amassed by his family could account for a seeming reluctance to cede power.

    1297 days ago
  • Electoral banners are seen as smoke rises from a fire at the independent national electoral commission's (CENI) warehouse on 13 December 2018 in Kinshasa, ten days ahead of presidential elections that have been foreshadowed by violence. Picture: AFP

    Fire breaks out in DR Congo election commission building

    The blaze came after three people were killed on Wednesday in clashes with police on the sidelines of an opposition rally in eastern DR Congo.

    1301 days ago
  • FILE: In this file photo taken on 25 September 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila Kabange speaks at the General Debate of the 73rd session of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York. Picture: AFP

    Congo's outgoing president Kabila doesn't rule out running again in 2023

    The long-delayed elections will mark Congo’s first democratic transfer of power and an end to Kabila’s rule that began in 2001 after the assassination of his father.

    1304 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Influential church on election stump in DRC

    New archbishop of Kinshasa, Fridolin Ambongo, made a 'vibrant appeal to the patriotic conscience of our people ... not to succumb to provocation and, above all verbal, violence during this presidential campaign.'

    1318 days ago
  • FILE: As the DRC battles its 10th Ebola outbreak, WHO is supporting the nine neighbouring countries in strengthening surveillance and preparedness to prevent the disease’s spread. Picture: @WHOAFRO/Twitter

    Congo approves clinical trials for Ebola treatments

    Health workers have already administered therapeutic treatments to more than 150 Ebola patients since August.

    1319 days ago
  • Members of an observation mission of the of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) are seen near Goma. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Mortar bombs fired at UN peacekeeping base in eastern Congo

    The attack follows the death of twelve Congolese soldiers and seven UN peacekeepers in clashes with militias earlier this week.

    1326 days ago
  • FILE: As the DRC battles its 10th Ebola outbreak, WHO is supporting the nine neighbouring countries in strengthening surveillance and preparedness to prevent the disease’s spread. Picture: @WHOAFRO/Twitter

    US concerned about Ebola outbreak in Congo conflict zone - official

    But there is worry that the current outbreak was in an active conflict zone in North Kivu, making it hard for health workers to track down and isolate cases, the official said.

    1335 days ago
  • A map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows the areas most affected by an Ebola outbreak that started in August. Picture: AFP

    Mapping Ebola outbreak in DRC

    A map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo shows the areas most affected by an Ebola outbreak that started in August.

    1359 days ago
  • FILE: A hygienist is seen inside an Ebola Treatment Centre run by The Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) on 12 August 2018, in Beni. Picture: AFP

    WHO sees Congo's Ebola outbreak lasting 3-4 months at least

    The most concerning area is the city of Beni in Congo’s North Kivu province where dozens of people who may have been exposed to the deadly disease are hiding from health workers.

    1363 days ago
  • Denis Mukwege. Picture: Panzi Hospital

    Nobel's Mukwege hears news in surgery as wild cheers erupt

    The peace prize was the first Nobel ever awarded to a Congolese, sparking joy and pride in the biggest country in sub-Saharan Africa.

    1369 days ago
  • A fisherman raises his hands up to surrender as Uganda People’s Defence Marine Force (UPDMF) stop him for fishing illegally, during a patrol on the lake Edward, on 13 August 2018, in Rwenshama, the Rukungiri District. Picture: AFP.

    Fish shortage sparks conflict on Africa's Great Lakes

    Kampala has stepped up patrols in recent months to crack down on illegal fishing on Lakes Edward and Albert, straddling Uganda and Congo.

    1391 days ago
  • FILE: New Ebola outbreak has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: @WHOAFRO/Twitter

    Butembo mayor urges residents to respect Ebola recommendations

    Health officials say they have made progress slowing the haemmorhagic fever’s spread with experimental vaccines and treatments.

    1399 days ago
  • Jean-Pierre Bemba at the International Criminal Court. Picture: Gallo Images/AFP

    Congo's top court excludes opposition leader Bemba from presidential election

    Bemba, a popular former vice president, was tipped as one of the leading candidates to replace outgoing President Joseph Kabila.

    1401 days ago
  • A picture taken on January 11, 2009 shows rebel General Bosco Ntaganda, self declared leader of the CNDP, escorted by comrades at his mountain base in Kabati. Picture: AFP

    Congolese 'Terminator' war crimes case to wrap up at ICC

    The Rwandan-born Bosco Ntaganda in September 2015 pleaded not guilty to the charges at the start of his trial before the International Criminal Court.

    1408 days ago
  • Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 21 June 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Congo rejects presidential bid of opposition leader Bemba

    Jean-Pierre Bemba had been seen as one of the frontrunners in the race to succeed incumbent Joseph Kabila.

    1411 days ago
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