Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has joined M23 rebel leaders in a new political and military coalition that says it is prepared to use force…
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Felix Tshisekedi
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his prime minister named a new government for the first time since winning an election last December, a statement from Prime Minister Illunga…
by Staff WriterWASHINGTON - The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo asked for US assistance to help lift his vast country out of a decades-long crisis during a…
by Staff WriterKINSHASA - Opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi called for national reconciliation on Thursday as he became Democratic Republic of Congo’s president, succeeding Joseph Kabila in Congo’s first transfer of…
by Staff WriterKINSHASA - A second African bloc has called for a recount of Democratic Republic of Congo’s contested presidential election, raising pressure on Kinshasa to fix a dispute that…
by Staff WriterKINSHASA - The Catholic Church rejected the official result of Congo’s presidential election on Thursday and the loser denounced a “coup”, dashing hopes that the country could stage…
by Staff WriterKINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission on Thursday declared opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi the surprise winner of last month’s chaotic presidential election, but the runner-up dismissed…
by Staff WriterPRETORIA- Eight in ten Congolese have an unfavourable opinion of President Joseph Kabila but nearly seven in ten don’t think the December vote to replace him will be…
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