The Democratic Republic of Congo’s planning minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka was Monday appointed as the African nation’s first woman prime minister, state television announced. Issued on: 01/04/2024 – 21:16 1 min An economist, she takes over as prime minister from Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, following President Felix Tshisekedi’s sweeping re-election on December 20. Tshisekedi officially triumphed …
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, was to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Saturday after sweeping elections which the opposition has branded a sham, calling for protests. Issued on: 20/01/2024 – 14:55Modified: 20/01/2024 – 14:59 3 min With tensions simmering in the vast nation’s volatile eastern provinces, …
Yoane Wissa scored the equaliser as the Democratic Republic of Congo came from behind to draw 1-1 with Zambia in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. Issued on: 17/01/2024 – 23:58 1 min Kings Kangwa lobbed Zambia into an early lead in the Ivorian coastal city of San-Pedro after Congolese …
Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country’s election commission said Sunday. The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive logistical problems that put …
DR Congo’s Denis Mukwege, a Nobel-winning gynaecologist, staged a rally in his hometown on Saturday, promising to tackle corruption and conflict if elected president next month. Issued on: 25/11/2023 – 20:20 1 min Addressing supporters in the eastern city of Bukavu, the renowned doctor said he would use political power to “put an end …
Escalating violence has pushed the number of people internally displaced within the Democratic Republic of Congo to a record 6.9 million, the United Nations said Monday. Issued on: 30/10/2023 – 16:11 2 min The conflict between M23 rebels and militias loyal to the DRC’s government has intensified in the eastern province of North Kivu since …
The number of people displaced from their homes worldwide is estimated to have exceeded 114 million, the United Nations said Wednesday – a record figure. Issued on: 25/10/2023 – 22:06 2 min The main drivers in the first half of 2023 were the conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo; a …