2023-11-28 12:56:13 The Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing for crucial general elections on December 20. Nearly 44 million voters are called to vote to elect their president. Single ballot, fragmented opposition or even violence in the east: the stakes of these elections are numerous. Vincent Hugeux, independent journalist, essayist and teacher, dissects this election … Read more
2023-09-05 14:17:50 Published on : 05/09/2023 – 16:17Modified : 05/09/2023 – 16:30 02:47 DR Congo: In Ituri, persistent violence and desperate displaced people AFP – GLODY MURHABAZI Peace seems inaccessible and aid is sorely lacking in the province of Ituri, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. In the camps for the displaced, … Read more
Published on : 17/03/2023 – 15:46 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for December 20, 2023. Congolese abroad will take part in the ballot for the first time. However, on the spot, many of them do not believe it. In North Kivu, a territory partly under the … Read more
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Patient Ligodi The M23 has not yet put away the weapons, a few hours after the announcement of the entry into force of a ceasefire this Tuesday, March 7. If he promises not to carry out new offensives, he reserves, he says, the full right to defend himself if his … Read more
The scene of an attack on a church in Kasindi city, North Kivu province, DRC on January 15, 2023. (Photo: THX/VNA) On January 25, an army spokesman said at least 20 people were injured in the incident bomb at a small market in Beni city, North Kivu province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. DRC military … Read more
Published on : 13/01/2023 – 01:42 Officially, since January 6, the M23 has ceded control of the Rumangabo military camp, about forty kilometers from Goma (North Kivu), to the regional force of the Community of East African States (EACRF ). A week later, according to several witnesses, the combatants of this movement have not withdrawn … Read more
Published on : 10/01/2023 – 22:25 A new episode in the tensions between Kigali and Kinshasa: during a speech before parliamentarians, Rwandan President Paul Kagame affirmed that his country could “not continue to welcome Congolese refugees”. A response to the recent wave of accusations by the UN, the United States and France, which point the … Read more
Published on : 11/12/2022 – 11:46 In eastern DR Congo, fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 has caused thousands of Congolese to flee towards Goma. They take refuge in displacement camps where living conditions are increasingly difficult. Thousands of people have fled their villages in recent weeks in the east from the Democratic … Read more