A man searches for his name on a voters registrations list at a polling station in Kinshasa. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Democratic Republic of Congo will hold its next presidential polls on December 20, 2023, the country’s electoral commission said on Saturday. The announcement comes as M23 rebels have advanced in the restive … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business The Democratic Republic of Congo wants a mining deal it signed with China more than a decade ago to be reworked, with a view to securing all the funding that was pledged for infrastructure projects and a share of windfall profits. Author of the article: Bloomberg News David Malingha Publishing … Read more
The world’s three largest rainforest nations Brazil, Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia on Monday formally launched a partnership to cooperate on forest preservation after a decade of on-off talks on a trilateral alliance. Reuters reported in August that Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, elected as Brazil’s president at the end of October, would seek … Read more
Violence by armed groups has led to a diplomatic crisis between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda. Violence by armed groups has led to a diplomatic crisis between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda. Kenya’s president said on Wednesday that his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to eastern Congo to join a new regional force tasked … Read more
Rebels have seized control of two major towns in eastern Congo and doubled the territory they hold after fierce fighting with the Congolese military Rebels have seized control of two major towns in eastern Congo and doubled the territory they hold after fierce fighting with the Congolese military Rebels seized control of two major towns … Read more
“Emmanuel was over at my house for dinner the other night,” Ben Affleck said in an interview, “and despite the fact that he’s spent most of his life in Virunga, he’s been shot, he’s seen people he’s loved killed, my 16-year-old daughter said: ‘Why is it appropriate you do this? You’re not Congolese.’” “There were … Read more
The case was identified after samples from a 46-year-old woman in the eastern province of North Kivu tested positive after she died on August 15th. “Analyses showed that the case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces- the country’s longest and largest,” the statement read. Scientists say the virus … Read more
A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country’s National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday. Testing showed the case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which killed nearly 2,300 people, said a … Read more
Officials in eastern Congo say that at least five people, including two policemen, were killed in an attack on a prison in which about 750 inmates escaped in Butembo town Officials in eastern Congo say that at least five people, including two policemen, were killed in an attack on a prison in which about 750 … Read more
Antony Blinken comes to Rwanda at a particularly difficult time for Africa’s Great Lakes region, with the small central African nation at odds with vast neighbour Congo over allegations that both governments support rebels opposed to each other. Antony Blinken comes to Rwanda at a particularly difficult time for Africa’s Great Lakes region, with the … Read more