President joseph kabila
EU calls for DR Congo vote results to reflect people's will
Elections held last Sunday will determine who succeeds President Joseph Kabila, at the helm of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country for nearly 18 years.
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US commends Congo's Kabila for not seeking another term
The State Department says Joseph Kabila's decision not to run for a third term represents a significant step forward for Congolese democracy.
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Congo's Kabila will not stand in presidential election
The announcement by spokesman Lambert Mende at a news conference puts an end to years of speculation about whether Joseph Kabila would defy term limits to run for a third term.
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Congo faces 'Dante's Inferno' but shuns UN aid effort
The UN is seeking $2.2bn to support about 13m people in Congo this year, including 2.2m children with severe acute malnutrition that makes them susceptible to death from the disease.
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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.
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President Kabila to meet companies over mining code revision
The bill was adopted by parliament late in January but the industry has been lobbying Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila not to sign it.
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[UPDATE] Congolese security forces kill 5 while dispersing anti-Kabila protest
Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of his mandate in December 2016 has triggered a series of street protests in which scores have been killed in Kinshasa.
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Congolese police fire teargas on churchgoers’ protest
A Reuters cameraman who was filming the church service said police fired a volley of teargas outside, apparently to prevent the gathering turning into another political demonstration.
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Attackers torch President Kabila's property
Joseph Kabila was not at the property during the attack which took place overnight from Sunday to Monday.
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Report: DRC mobilised former M23 rebel fighters to squash 2016 protests
Human Rights Watch released a report into violence in the central African country earlier on Monday.
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Congo election set for Dec 2018 - electoral commission chief
Speaking at a news conference in the capital Kinshasa, electoral commission president Corneille Nangaa said around 43 million voters had so far been registered for the vote.
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Nigeria honours Zuma with giant statue in Imo State
President Jacob Zuma has concluded his visit to Zambia, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo to strengthen socio-economic relations.
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Whoever killed UN experts will be punished - Kabila
Michael Sharp and Zaida Catalan were killed in central Congo on 12 March while carrying out investigations for a report to the UN Security Council.
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UN urges Kabila to hold elections in DRC before deadline
Joseph Kabila’s constitutional mandate as president ran out last November.
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‘Let the people decide’. US warns Kabila against election delays
The DRC’s electoral commission gave notice on Sunday that delays in registering voters mean elections are unlikely this year.
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Congo skips independence day parade for security reasons
Congo's independence day parades, held each of the last three years, are usually festive events that mark the end of Belgian colonial rule in 1960.
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Zuma, Kabila satisfied with DRC’s pre-election process
After deadly protests against his clinging to power, President Joseph Kabila agreed to hold elections this year.
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Zuma urges Kabila’s DRC to engage in dialogue rather than conflict
President Jacob Zuma says the people of the DRC need to determine and decide their internal political future.
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Security tight at presidential guest house ahead of Kabila’s state visit
Presidents Jacob Zuma and Joseph Kabila are meeting for the 10th bi-national commission between the two countries.
