The government of Democratic Republic of Congo has defended the decrees that grant ministers lifetime salaries and other benefits. In a statement released on Monday, the government said the... Read more
The constitutional court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has upheld the victory of opposition presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi. The court rejected an appeal by Martin Fayulu, anot... Read more
The African Union (AU) has called on authorities in the Congo to delay releasing the final results of the recent elections following reports of vote rigging. The bloc met Thursday in Ethiopi... Read more
Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says. Provisional results put him ahead o... Read more
The DRC’s most dangerous region is facing the seventh-largest Ebola outbreak in history. The fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing a “perfect storm” that coul... Read more
Police and government authorities in Zambia have cleared Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomide to perform in the country next weekend, contrary to media reports earlier in the week that the si... Read more
Two infected patients who fled from an Ebola treatment center in a Congo city of 1.2 million people later died, an aid group said Wednesday while asserting that “forced hospitalization... Read more
Two Britons held hostage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been released unharmed, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has announced. Mr Johnson paid tribute to the DRC authorities... Read more
At least 14 UN peacekeepers have been killed by suspected rebels in an attack on their base in Congo’s North Kivu region, the UN said on Friday, adding that 53 others were wounded. Mos... Read more
Militia fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attacked a U.N. peacekeeping base on Friday, triggering clashes that left two of the fighters dead and two peacekeepers slightly woun... Read more
