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DR Congo to Host Southern Africa Development Community Lawyers Conference in August
The conference of lawyers from member countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) will be held from August 19 to 22 in Lubumbashi, capital of Katanga province of the DR Congo.
Top United Nations Officials Discuss HIV Issues in DR Congo
The executive directors of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS), Ms. Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Mr. Michel Sidibe, respectively, are in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a four-day visit. The...
Rwanda to Open a General Consulate in South East DR Congo
The Rwandan government has decided to open a general consulate in Lubumbashi, the capital of the Katanga province, in the south-east of DRC to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries. The announcement was made on Friday in the local...
Belgium to Strengthen Military Cooperation with DR Congo
The Belgian Minister of Defense, Pieter de Crem, has said that Belgium has decided to strengthen its military cooperation with the DR Congo to form a republican and effective army in this country.
Court of Arbitration for Sports Opens on Togo’s African Cup of Nations Suspension
The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has announced the opening of an arbitration following the appeal lodged by the Togolese Football Federation (FTF) against the suspension of its national team from the next two editions of the African Cup of Nations...
Heavy Rains Cause Death And Damage in Kasai Orienta Province, DRC
A twelve-year-old child was killed and more than two hundred houses built of brick and semi-durable materials were destroyed earlier this week in Mbuji Mayi, capital of Kasai Oriental province by six-hours of heavy rain. According to Radio Okapi of the...
4 of the 7 Districts of Lubumbashi, DRC Without Electricity Since Monday
Four of the seven districts of the city of Lubumbashi, the second town of the DRC have been deprived of electricity since Monday after the facilities of the National Electricity Company (SNEL) caught fire. Lubumbashi is the capital of Katanga province...
President of the African Association for the Defense of Human Rights Sentenced to One Year in Jail
The court in Lubumbashi/Kamalondo has sentenced Golden Misabiko, president of the African Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADHO) to one year imprisonment, suspended for eight months. He was charged with endangering the security of the state....
