Patrick Ilunga News Today

Biggest headache for President Tshisekedi's administration will be how to foster post-election calm.

LUBUMBASHI — In Kolwezi, the self-proclaimed cobalt capital of the world, 400 households and a monastery are preparing to leave. Recently in 2022, one area, known as the Gécamines neighborhood, saw 40% of the land become a cobalt and copper mining quarry with 209 households leaving in a controversial relocation process. A symbol of this […]

Mukwege joins the list of candidates who will face Tshisekedi in a winner-take-all first round of voting.

After losing power in a coup on August 30, Gabon's deposed president Ali Bongo was kept under house arrest.

Today, in Kinshasa, if they are not filling stadiums, they are attending sold-out shows at other events.

The new policy is part of a continuing legal shift to accommodate DRC’s admission into the East African Community.

Deposed, powerless and under house arrest, Bongo, 64, is now at the mercy of the military.

The officials worked in conservation-related offices and are accused of transporting wildlife without permits.

Examining opportunities for the expedited transition of the peacekeeping mission and longer-term reconfiguration of the UN in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Rebels say their decision is in line with consultations between them and Angolan President João Lourenço.