DR Congo police fire tear gas at banned election protest
Police in the Democratic Republic of the Congo used tear gas on Wednesday to break up a demonstration in the ...
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DR Congo elections: government bans opposition demonstration
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced on Tuesday that a demonstration planned by the opposition on Wednesday ...
DR Congo: Belgian election observer commits suicide in Kinshasa
A Belgian IT expert present in Kinshasa to support the European mission observing the Congolese elections committed suicide on Friday ...
DR Congo: Opposition candidates criticize vote over delays, irregularities
Nearly 44 million voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election eventually got going in many polling stations across ...
DR Congo’s opposition leader Katumbi, promises to ‘liberate the country’
Two weeks before the Democratic Republic of Congo goes to the polls, the opposition leader Moise Katumbi has broadened his ...
DR Congo: 42 EU observers deployed to country ahead of elections
The head of a European Union electoral mission to DR Congo on Tuesday announced the deployment of 42 initial observers ...
Why DR Congo wants East African troops to leave?
After just 11 months in action, the East African force set up to curb militia violence in the Democratic Republic ...
DR Congo marks 25 years since fall of Mobutu’s rule
The Democratic Republic of Congo will on Tuesday mark 25 years since the collapse of the authoritarian rule of Mobutu ...
DR Congo: Combat troops patrol in Kinshasa after failed coup attempt
Republican Guard combat troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo marched through the streets of the capital Kinshasa on Saturday, ...