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Voters in DR Congo are due to go to the polls again on Thursday, in a general election marked by severe logistical troubles that meant some polling stations never opened.But the vote on Wednesday was marked by massive delays nationwide, with the electoral commission still attempting to deliver materials to voting stations long after polls were meant to have opened. 

EACRF was deployed in East DRC in 2022 when M23 rebels had made large gains by capturing areas bordering Rwanda and Uganda.

The government of President Félix Tshisekedi now needs to firmly step forward and seize the opportunity.

Several observer missions including Sadc, the European Union (UE), and the Commonwealth were accredited to observe the elections.

Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla officially received the KDF team back in the country.

Acting Minister of Mines, Fuh Calistus Gentry (pictured), is set to preside over a ceremony on December 22, 2023, to launch the construction of the

The DRC, Africa’s second largest country by size, has seen years of instability, part of which it blames on Rwanda.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday. The resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body orders “the gradual, responsible and sustainable […]

The Security Council has voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Security Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday. The resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body orders “the gradual, responsible and sustainable […]