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FILE: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi. Picture: @fatshi13/Twitter.

Joseph kabilas government

DR Congo candidates meet on eve of vote amid unrest fears

By AFP

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.

  • 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.

    846 days ago
  • FILE: People look on as protesters burn tyres during a demonstration calling for the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)to step down on 21 January, 2018 in Kinshasa. Picture: AFP

    US pulls non-essential staff out of DRC ahead of election

    The embassies of Canada, Britain and Switzerland joined the US last week in expressing concern about the loss of ahead of the end-of-era poll.

    857 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.

    858 days ago
  • FILE: Former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary is pictured at the Electoral Commission in Kinshasa on 8 August 2018. DRC President Joseph Kabila, ending months of speculation, has chosen former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary to be his successor in upcoming elections. Picture: AFP

    EU renews Congo sanctions ahead of presidential election

    The decision is likely to worsen relations between the EU and President Joseph Kabila’s government, which has lobbied against sanctions it calls an illegal violation of its sovereignty.

    864 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.

    962 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

    Militia threat hampers Ebola fight in Congo as disease kills 44

    About 1,500 people have been identified as contacts of people infected with the disease, which causes fever, vomiting and diarrhoea.

    978 days ago
  • A World Health Organization worker administers a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in the port city of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 21 May 2018. Picture: Reuters

    Ebola vaccinations in eastern Congo due to begin on Wednesday

    More than 3,000 doses remain in stock in the capital Kinshasa, allowing authorities to quickly deploy it to the affected areas near the Ugandan border.

    991 days ago
  • A World Health Organization worker administers a vaccination during the launch of a campaign aimed at beating an outbreak of Ebola in the port city of Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on 21 May 2018. Picture: Reuters

    Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk, says WHO

    Another 20 people died from unidentified haemorrhagic fevers in the area, mostly in the second half of July.

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

    Kabila says election on track but stays mum on own future

    Joseph Kabila is barred by the constitution from seeking a third term in the election but has refused publicly to rule out a run.

    1008 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    DRC envoy: US ties investment to open & fair general election

    Term limits prevent President Joseph Kabila from running, but he has not ruled out standing again, creating suspense about what could be the country’s first democratic transition of power.

    1015 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Congo President Kabila will not seek third term: DRC PM

    Tshibala’s comments follow signs in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo that Kabila, who succeeded his assassinated father Laurent in 2001, is prepared to run for a third elected term.

    1045 days ago
  • FILE: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Poll: Eight in ten Congolese disapprove of President Kabila

    Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo are scheduled for 23 December, two years after Kabila’s mandate officially expired.

    1120 days ago
  • A United Nations peacekeeper patrols the Katanga area in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Picture: United Nations Photo.

    Conflict between Hema and Lendu in DRC continues to claim more lives

    Conflict between Hema and Lendu around the turn of the century killed tens of thousands of people.

    1136 days ago
  • Banro Corp’s Namoya gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Picture: Supplied

    Congo PM says mining code agreed, no room for compromise

    Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala told Reuters in an interview during a visit to London that he did not expect that would lead to changes in the law.

    1141 days ago
  • Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners

    Mining executives declined to answer questions from reporters after the meeting, with Randgold Chief Executive Mark Bristow saying they had “work to do”.

    1142 days ago
  • FILE: Internally displaced people demonstrate during a visit by the US ambassador to the United Nations to Juba in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 25 October 2017. Picture: AFP

    UN criticises Angola for forcing refugees to return to violent Congo

    Angola’s government forced 530 Congolese to return to Congo between 25 February and 27, UNHCR said in a statement on Tuesday.

    1142 days ago
  • President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila. Picture: United Nations Photo

    Switzerland imposes sanctions on allies of Congo's Kabila

    Switzerland has long held a reputation as a favoured international destination for stashing ill-gotten wealth, owing to its banking privacy laws.

    1156 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Congo defends right to explore for oil in national parks

    The park in central Congo’s Cuvette Centrale also sits on peatlands that scientists say could release massive quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmsophere if disturbed.

    1162 days ago
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