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Elections in DR Congo: Delays and Red Flags – A report by The Sentry

The long-delayed elections in Congo (DRC) will take place on December, 2018. We posted many news about the upcoming DRC general election: in June, opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba was acquitted: International Criminal Court acquits DR Congo’s former vice president Bemba on appeal....

Elections présidentielles au Congo (RDC) : la candidature de Jean-Pierre Bemba invalidée

Comme nous vous en parlions dans notre News Digest de samedi dernier, les prochaines élections au Congo s’annoncent de plus en plus compliquées. L’article de RFI publié sur le site du Courrier International, revient sur l’annonce de la Cour constitutionnelle de la...

News Digest (Aug. 4, 2018): Russian soldiers in CAR, Violence in Kasaï, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Ebola, Haiti, Meryam Joobeur…

This is our first Weekly News Digest of August, it is a selected compilation of recent stories we publish each Saturday during Summertime. Today: the testinomy of Abdelhamid Yousif Ismail Adam; Russian soldiers in CAR/Darfur; Jean-Pierre Bemba to run for president December. En français:...

International Criminal Court acquits DR Congo’s former vice president Bemba on appeal

The former Congolese vice-president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has had his convictions for war crimes and crimes against humanity overturned. Bemba was found guilty in 2016 of crimes committed in the neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) from 2002 to 2003. We can read the official...

Kasai Region, the epicenter of recent violence and humanitarian crisis in Congo (DRC)

We already mentioned the dire humanitarian crisis in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Last year we published an editorial (in French): Denis Mukwege et l’avenir de la RD du Congo. IRIN also published an article on the Congo crisis: How did we get here? A...

RDC: Concessions reinstated and awarded to Chinese-owned logging companies

In an article (here) published last week by Global Witness about concessions reinstated and awarded to Chinese-owned logging companies, the organization quotes Irene Wabiwa Betoko, Greenpeace Africa Senior Campaign Manager. We are alarmed that the Minister of Environment has illegally...

Denis Mukwege et l’avenir de la RD du Congo

Le Docteur Denis Mukwege est gynécologue, il est le fondateur et Médecin Directeur de l’hôpital Général de Référence de Panzi (faisant parti de la Panzi Foundation) en RD du Congo. Vous connaissez déjà bien ce médecin si vous nous lisez régulièrement, notamment par le...

Congo: Up to 50 killed after anti-Kabila demonstration in Kinshasa

Joseph Kabila has served as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001, after his father, Laurent-Désiré Kabilla was assassinated. In 2005, a new post-war constitution has been voted, and occording to it, a presidential election must be held every five years, with a...

Congo: Obama, Conflict Gold 101, a ‘ringleader’ arrested

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Congo. - Your Calls for Congo Peace Reached The White House - Conflict Gold 101 - How Obama can end Congo conflict - South Africa police: Congo rebel 'ringleader' arrested