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Congolese Voice Their Hopes for the Elections
With about three weeks to voting day (November 28), the Democratic Republic of Congo’s general elections have dominated public debate, the media and state activities.
Return Delayed for 120,000 Refugees in the Congo
18 months after fleeing across the riverine border separating the two Congos, some 120,000 refugees seem to have little prospect of returning home soon.
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mining Sector Sign Code of Conduct
Various stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining sector have signed a code of conduct designed to reduce fraud and increase transparency in an industry that has played a key role in the armed violence that has ravaged the east of...
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....
More Than 90 Passengers Die in Congo River Boat Accident
Ninety-three out of 190 passengers aboard the Kyabuntu boat, from Kongolo to Bukama, along the Congo River, over a distance of 700 km have perished in an accident that occurred in the night of last Sunday in the town of Kayombo in Manono district, in...
