insert_link Africa DRC election campaigns enter final day Campaigns for the Democratic Republic of Congo's election are due to end today, two days before voters go to the polls. According to the BBC, insecurity, health and education are among key issues that have dominated campaigns as the country gears up for the vote. It is unclear whether the elections will take place in the restive east where dozens of armed groups are active. todayDecember 18, 2023 10
insert_link Africa East DR Congo: president’s elusive bid for peace Felix Tshisekedi became president of the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2019 and promised to pacify the east, the scene of decades of militia violence. Nearly five years on, peace in the turbulent region remains elusive, with the security crisis a key issue in December 20 polls in which Tshisekedi is seeking re-election. Here are the main statements and decisions on the crisis made by the president during his […] todayDecember 6, 2023 2
insert_link 1 Oshiwambo Omuyambididi wongudu yopolitika yaMoïse Katumbi, moDRC ayashwa okufya. Omunhu umwe okwa lopotwa axulifila poshongalele shongudu yopolitika mo Democratic Republic of Congo. Oo eli omukwateli komesho wongudu yopolitika moshilongo osho Moïse Katumbi, okwati , oshiningwanima osha holoka pefimbo osheendo shovayambididi vaye shahangwa tashi kaongala ponele oyo taihangwa moumbuwanhu ushilo woshilando Kindu onghela metivali. Oo eli omupopiliko wongudu ikwetelwe komesho ku Mr Katumbi yo Ensemble party, okwati nakuningwa oshihakanwa okwa yashwa noholo pefimbo ovanhu vahangwa vangudumana novali yoo vaumbwa nomamanya […] todayNovember 28, 2023 12 1
insert_link Africa Armed violence forces 450,000 to flee in DR Congo An increase in armed violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to an influx of displaced people. The United Nations says 450,000 people have been forced to flee their homes over the past 6 weeks. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa. todayNovember 27, 2023 25
insert_link Africa Namibia begins repatriation of refugees to the DRC The Home Affairs Ministry, in partnership with UNHCR and the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has begun repatriating refugees. The first group of 49 refugees was repatriated, and the remaining 38 will be repatriated tomorrow to Lubumbashi in the DRC, through Hosea Kutako International Airport, according to Refugee Commissioner Josephine Kampolo. todayNovember 21, 2023 13
insert_link Africa Ex-DR Congo PM backs Katumbi amid election tensions The former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Augustin Matata Ponyo, has withdrawn from next month's presidential election. He said he would now be backing Moïse Katumbi, a millionaire businessman and former governor of the Katanga region. According to the BBC, the run-up to the 20 December vote has been tense with human rights groups accusing the authorities of cracking down on dissent and freedom of expression - […] todayNovember 20, 2023 3
insert_link Africa ‘It hurts’: DR Congo currency drops amid war spending, arrears payments By Emmet Livingstone A falling local currency, salary arrears payments and war spending have pushed up prices in impoverished Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving locals struggling to afford basics. Since the new year, the Congolese franc has depreciated about 15 percent against the US dollar, according to official figures and money changers, hitting the poorest hardest. Several people interviewed by AFP said that in some cases prices had risen much […] todayApril 3, 2023 4
