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KABILA IS YET TO SIGN DEAL TO END HIS RULE
A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila's 15-year rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 22 KILLED IN TROUBLED NORTH KIVU PROVINCE
Regional official blames group led by Ugandan rebels for civilian deaths in North Kivu province near Beni over weekend... READ MORE›
KABILA DEAL HANGS BY THREAD AFTER MARATHON MEETING
A frustrated CENCO official, speaking on condition of anonymity, blasted DR Congo's political class for serious mediocrity in their inability to reach a deal... READ MORE›
CATHOLIC CHURCH URGES CONGO TO REACH A POLITICAL CONSENSUS BY CHRISTMAS
Peacekeeping mission in Congo said it had documented 19 people shot to death, 45 wounded and a very high number of arrests in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Matadi and Goma... READ MORE›
DEADLY CLASHES ERUPT AS PRESIDENT KABILA'S TERM ENDS
Against this backdrop, Etienne Tshisekedi, the opposition leader, called on the Congolese people to peacefully resist Kabila... READ MORE›
SECURITY FORCES DEPLOY IN CONGO IN ANTICIPATION OF BIG ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
Many people in Congo -- the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa -- are bracing for a violent clash between Kabila's opponents and security forces... READ MORE›
CONGO BRACES FOR VIOLENCE AS PRESIDENT'S MANDATE EXPIRES
Government officials blame the opposition for the lack of progress in reaching a settlement... READ MORE›
DRC: SOCIAL NETWORKS TO BE BLOCKED FROM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY
Move seemingly in order to prevent organisation of public protests as President Kabila's term ends on Sunday... READ MORE›
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 'FACES CIVIL WAR' IF PRESIDENT FAILS TO QUIT
However, the deal was boycotted by Rassemblement, the main opposition coalition, which says it violates the constitution... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 17 KILLED IN PROTESTS OVER PRESIDENT IN DR CONGO'S CAPITAL
But the teenage goalkeeper of Gambia's national women's football team never made it to Italy as she planned... READ MORE›
CONGO'S KABILA COURTS REGIONAL SUPPORT AS OPPOSITION PREPARES 'RED CARD'
This week, Laurent Kabila's son, Joseph, another Congolese president facing upheaval at home, heads to Luanda in search of a helping hand... READ MORE›
DRC OPPOSITION REJECTS VOTE DELAY, CALLS FOR STRIKE
Most opposition forces, however, boycotted the national dialogue and called for a nationwide general strike on Wednesday to put pressure on Kabila... READ MORE›
FRANCE SAYS CONGO ELECTION DELAY NOT ANSWER TO CRISIS
European Union foreign ministers said on Monday they would prepare economic sanctions against Congo unless it held presidential and parliamentary elections next year... READ MORE›
DRC DELAYS ELECTION TO 2018 DESPITE OPPOSITION ANGER
Main opposition bloc views vote delay as President Joseph Kabila's attempt to remain in power beyond his term... READ MORE›
SHIFT IN U.S. CONGO POLICY LEAVES KABILA EXPOSED
For years, many in Washington saw Kabila as Congo's best bet... READ MORE›
DR CONGO'S KABILA DENIES HE IS TRYING TO CLING TO POWER
Congo president says elections postponed to ensure millions of unregistered voters do not miss the chance to vote... READ MORE›
DRC OPPOSITION CALLS FOR MORE PROTESTS DESPITE RECENT DEATHS
Buildings, including the offices of major opposition parties, were badly damaged amid widespread looting... READ MORE›
'DOZENS DEAD' IN ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CLAIMS OPPOSITION
Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Monday that the clashes were preceded by intensified government repression... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 17 DEAD AMID OPPOSITION PROTESTS IN CONGO'S CAPITAL
Government spokesman Lambert Mende called the demonstrations a premeditated criminal act... READ MORE›
DRC BANS OPPOSITION RALLY AFTER DEATHS OF TWO POLICEMEN
A demonstration against President Joseph Kabila has been banned in Democratic Republic of Congo DRC after two policemen died in clashes with protesters... READ MORE›
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DR CONGO TO EXPEL AFRICAN ACTIVISTS
DR Congo Seeks Democracy The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will deport four pro-democracy activists from Senegal and Burkina Faso arrested on Sunday... READ MORE›
CONGOLESE SEE NO END TO PRESIDENTS FINAL TERM
The 2011 presidential election was tainted by serious irregularities and voter fraud, according to American and European electoral observers... READ MORE›
CONGO LURCHES TOWARD NEW CRISIS AS A RIVAL ASCENDS
Mr. Katumbi has a flair for the flamboyant that evokes Mobutu Sese Seko, Congo's former dictator renowned for his staggering opulence... READ MORE›
DR CONGO POLICE DISPERSE THOUSANDS OF OPPOSITION RALLY
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have given scant details about the allegations made last week, which Katumbi denies... READ MORE›
DEADLY CLASHES HIT DR CONGO CAMP FOR M23 FIGHTERS
According to the Bill Clinton Foundation for Peace, a human rights nongovernmental organisation in Kinshasa, six former fighters and three soldiers were killed... READ MORE›
FEARS DRC PRESIDENT'S PUSH TO KEEP POWER WILL SPARK MAJOR VIOLENCE
Our future president is Moise Katumbi whether Kabila likes it or not, said Pierre Nyembo Muyeye outside the prosecutor's office in Lubumbashi... READ MORE›
DICTATOR'S SHADOW LOOMS OVER CONGO
Joseph Kabila is still clinging to power in Kinshasa... READ MORE›
CONGO COURT RULES PRESIDENT CAN STAY IN OFFICE BEYOND MANDATE IF ELECTIONS POSTPONED
KINSHASA, CONGO--Congo's constitutional court said Wednesday the president can stay in office beyond his mandate if there is a delay in presidential elections, slated for November... READ MORE›
REVEALED WORLD S TOP 10 SAFEST AIRLINES TRAVEL NEWS
The proposed law has raised suspicions among the opposition that President Joseph Kabila, in office since 2001, is hoping to cling to power after his term ends... READ MORE›
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CONGO SECURITY FORCES KILLED DOZENS OF ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS
Four police officers were burned alive or beaten to death by protesters who also looted the headquarters of ruling coalition political parties, according to UNJHRO... READ MORE›
U.K. SUPPORTS CALL FOR EU SANCTIONS AGAINST CONGO OFFICIALS
Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged the EU to impose sanctions, saying that it could help prevent a broader crisis... READ MORE›
HOW CAN YOUNG PEOPLE WIELD MORE POWER AROUND THE WORLD?
Yet as the UK's Department for International Development's youth agenda points out, more than 600 million young people live in fragile or conflict afflicted areas... READ MORE›
U.N. RIGHTS BOSS URGES TURKEY TO UPHOLD RULE OF LAW, ALLOW MONITORS
U.N. rights boss urges Turkey to uphold rule of law, allow monitors... READ MORE›
WHY KIDS IN WAR-TORN YEMEN ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE U.N.
Flag on the ground. Holding posters of the United Nations, the group of children appears to be holding a sit-in outside the U.N... READ MORE›
UN TO INVESTIGATE PEACEKEEPERS REPORTED OF KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN AFRICA
Human Rights Watch has also documented murders by torture, public executions and beating deaths by Congolese peacekeepers... READ MORE›
ARMIES USED BY UN FAIL WATCHDOG GROUPS TEST
United Nations officials did not dispute the findings but said the study did not reflect steps the organization had taken to prevent corruption by peacekeepers... READ MORE›
UN CONDEMNS AIRSTRIKES THAT KILLED 106 IN YEMEN
The latest attack pushed the number of civilian casualties to close to 9,000, the United Nations said, with 3,218 killed and 5,778 injured... READ MORE›
MASS RAPE A COMMON WEAPON IN SOUTH SUDAN CONFLICT
The United Nations report came as the world body's Human Rights Council prepared to take up the South Sudan conflict... READ MORE›
PEACEKEEPERS ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
United Nations investigators suspect that French peacekeepers abused boys in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, in 2014... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO ATTACKS: FOUR AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS - 'INCLUDING TWO WOMEN' - KILLED AFTER SPECIAL FORCES FREE 126 HOSTAGES IN HOTEL SIEGE
The United Kingdom stands with President Kabore and the people of Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism, he said... READ MORE›
U.N. CONDEMNS SEX ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS IN AFRICA
Said the sexual abuse allegations were putting peacekeeping operations in a??jeopardy.a??... READ MORE›